Court officials have revealed that a key suspect and his accomplice, who allegedly incited the recent violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh, have confessed to their crimes in a pre-trial hearing. In addition to instigating the recent violence, they have been accused of fanning communal hatred on social media. The official also disclosed that Islam helped Mandal incite Muslims in the village through a loudspeaker announcement on Friday. According to authorities, the violence was started after a rumour spread in Pirganj that a Hindu man had posted religiously offensive content on Facebook. In Bangladesh, a country with a predominantly Muslim population, ten per cent of the 169 million people are Hindu.

Source: bd News24 October 25, 2021 12:35 UTC