Bangladesh Hindu Parishad earlier demonstrated outside the National Museum in Shahbagh demanding punishment to those responsible for the attacks on Hindus in Cumilla and other parts of Bangladesh, compensation for the victims and security for the religious minorities. “We are giving the government an ultimatum of two weeks to formulate a law and constitute a commission to protect the religious minorities,” said Sajan Kumar Mishra, general secretary of the Hindu Parishad. The government has failed to provide the religious minorities with security and punish those involved in the previous attacks, said Sumon Kumar Roy, president of Bangladesh Hindu Lawyers’ Council. A few hundred metres from Shahbagh intersection, Dhaka University students organised a concert in protest against the communal violence. The arrestees include key suspect Iqbal Hossain, a man who allegedly placed a copy of the Quran at the puja venue in Cumilla, and Fayez Ahmed, who posted a video of the Quran at the puja venue.

Source: bd News24 October 22, 2021 22:26 UTC