File photo of Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe attack on minority community has started ahead of the election as it did during the previous electionsMinority community platforms have demanded that the Election Commission shows zero tolerance against those who attacked them ahead of the 11th general election. Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad submitted a letter to the Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed in this regard on Wednesday. “The attack on minority community has started ahead of the election as it did during the previous elections. The Election Commission had earlier announced that it would show zero tolerance to such attacks. “We want the commission to implement (its commitment of showing) zero tolerance in this regard,” said Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad Presidium member Kajol Debnath.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2018 17:37 UTC