Bangladesh Interim Govt Sets Up Hotline For Sharing Info About Attacks On Hindu Temples And Churches

Dhaka: In a meaningful step in opposition to controlling the violence in opposition to Hindus and distinct minority communities in Bangladesh, the edition new intervening time authorities has put in a hotline asking human beings to give archives about attacks on Hindu temples, churches or every distinct devout institutions.

The Ministry of Spiritual Affairs has requested to give archives about attacks on devout institutions, Bengali language on on an total groundwork groundwork Prothom Alo instructed on Tuesday.

“If a temple, church, pagoda or every distinct devout team is attacked or attacked by means of miscreants, or not it may possibly probably perhaps be some distance requested to rfile its archives by means of calling this mobile huge quantity 01766-843809 or by means of sending a small message,” the paper instructed, citing a notification issued by means of the ministry on Monday.

Spiritual Affairs Adviser to the intervening time authorities AFM Khalid Hossain has condemned up-to-the-minute attacks on devout institutions belonging to minorities.

For the time of a press briefing on the secretariat on Monday, Khalid established that complaints had been obtained about attacks on minority properties and non secular sites. He assured ongoing toughen for these communities. Hossain announced that deputy commissioners are compiling a checklist of damages.

Muhammad Yunus Reaches Out To Distressed Hindus

On Tuesday, intervening time authorities’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus reached out to the distressed Hindu neighborhood members and warranted them that his authorities would punish these in charge for attacks on the minorities.

Yunus, eighty 4, who took charge as the Chief Guide on Thursday, visited the Dhakeshwari Nationwide Temple where he urged the human beings to “activity endurance” up to now than judging his authorities.

“Rights are equal for one and all. We're all one human beings with one compatible. Don't make any distinctions amongst us. Please, toughen us. Exercising endurance, and later judge — what we were prepared to do and not. If we fail, then criticise us,” Yunus talked about.

He exchanged greetings with the leaders of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee, as actual as officers from the temple administration board and devotees.

“We congratulated Dr Yunus on assuming place of job. We had a cordial meeting with him,” President Puja Udjapan Parishad Basudeb Dhar talked about when requested about the meeting with the chief adviser.

Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced a minimum of 205 incidents of attacks in fifty two districts since the autumn of the Sheikh Hasina-led authorities on August 5 until the weekend, in conserving with 2 Hindu corporations — Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Crew spirit Council and the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad — within the nation.

(With inputs from agencies)