Fresh Reports Of Idol Vandalism In Bangladesh, 3 Hindu Temples Targeted

In fresh incidents, eight idols have been vandalised in three Hindu temples in Bangladesh's Mymensingh and Dinajpur over two days, a media report said on Friday. Police have arrested a suspect concerning vandalism at one of the temples, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

These are the latest in a series of incidents against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh.

In Mymensingh's Haluaghat sub-district, three idols of two temples were vandalised early Thursday and Friday. Quoting temple sources and locals, Abul Khayer, officer-in-charge (OC) of Haluaghat Police Station, said the attackers ransacked two idols of Bonderpara Temple in the Shakuai union of Haluaghat in the early hours of Friday.

No case was filed and no arrests have been made in the incident yet, he said.