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35 incidents related to Durga Puja in Bangladesh since Oct 1, 17 arrested

Earlier on Thursday, half a dozen men sang a song calling for Islamic revolution on the stage of a Durga puja mandap at Jatra Mohan Sen Hall in Chattogram | Image: Shutterstock 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:46 AM IST Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja…

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Attacks on minorities in Bangladesh: Indian-American body urges Biden, Trump to intervene

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An influential Indian-American organisation has urged U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to call on the government of Bangladesh…

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[ad_1] Earlier on Thursday, half a dozen men sang a song calling for Islamic revolution on the stage of a Durga puja mandap at Jatra Mohan Sen Hall in Chattogram | Image: Shutterstock4 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:46 AM IST Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said here. The development comes a day after it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India expressed concern. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp The five-day Hindu religious festival began with an invocation of Goddess Durga, an occasion called Maha Shasthi on Wednesday. The celebrations would conclude with the immersion of Goddess Durga murtis on Sunday.  The minority Hindu population -- Hindus constitute just about 8 per cent of the 170 million Bangladesh population -- faced vandalism of their businesses, and properties and destruction of temples during the student-led violence that erupted following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5. Since October 1, 35 incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations have occurred across the country, leading to 11 cases being filed, 24 general diaries (GD) registered, and 17 individuals arrested, newspaper The Dhaka Tribune said quoting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Moinul Islam. Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. The IGP's visit was prompted after Hindus in Bangladesh woke up to a shock on Friday when news broke out about the theft of a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) on Thursday at the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Satkhira during his visit to Bangladesh in 2021. The incident prompted the Indian High Commission here to urge the Bangladesh government to investigate the theft and recover the crown apart from taking action against the perpetrators. IGP Islam assured that the police have records of those responsible for the incidents and said: Anyone involved in these disruptions will be brought to justice. We will take strict action if anyone attempts to create chaos or engage in malicious activities during Durga Puja. Responding to a question about the attack in Chittagong, the IGP said, two people were arrested following a raid on Thursday and efforts are on to ascertain the motive behind it. Earlier on Thursday, half a dozen men sang a song calling for Islamic revolution on the stage of a Durga puja mandap at Jatra Mohan Sen Hall in Chattogram, about 250 km southeast of Dhaka, causing widespread outrage, the bdnews24.com said. Chattogram Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested two people over singing the song calling for Islamic revolution, newspaper The Business Standard said. A case was filed against seven people, including the Puja committee's joint general secretary Sajal Dutta, in connection with the Chattogram incident. Hillol Sen Uzzal, general secretary of the Puja Udjapan Parishad in Chattogram, told The Daily Star that the incident shocked the local Hindu community and created a tense situation in the area. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media causing further outrage. Earlier on Friday, Bangladesh police said they have identified a man in connection with the theft of the golden crown, and launched a massive manhunt to recover it. A private news channel showed a young man wearing a white T-shirt and jeans sneaking into the temple when no one was there, removing the golden part of the crown and pocketing it before going away. It could be a simple case of theft or it could be a case of an orchestrated plot.

We demand the matter be investigated properly and the persons involved be brought to justice, leader of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council Krishna Mukherjee said. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha (BSS), the state-run news agency, said Chiefs of the three services -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zama, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan -- visited the Ramna Kali Temple in Dhaka on Friday. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sazeeb Bhuiyan exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community at the Durga Puja puja mandaps at Gallamari Harichand Tagore Temple and Bagmara Govinda Temple in Khulna on Friday. On Sunday, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is expected to visit the centuries-old Dhakeswari national temple, one of the prominent shaktee peeths, in the heart of the national capital. Earlier last month, with threats from Islamist groups weeks ahead of the Durga Puja celebrations, the interim government's Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain had warned of tough action against those disrupting communal harmony or targeting places of worship during the Hindu festival. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Oct 12 2024 | 8:46 AM IST [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Earlier on Thursday, half a dozen men sang a song calling for Islamic revolution on the stage of a Durga puja mandap at Jatra Mohan Sen Hall in Chattogram | Image: Shutterstock4 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:46 AM IST Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said here. The development comes a day after it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India expressed concern. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp The five-day Hindu religious festival began with an invocation of Goddess Durga, an occasion called Maha Shasthi on Wednesday. The celebrations would conclude with the immersion of Goddess Durga murtis on Sunday.  The minority Hindu population -- Hindus constitute just about 8 per cent of the 170 million Bangladesh population -- faced vandalism of their businesses, and properties and destruction of temples during the student-led violence that erupted following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5. Since October 1, 35 incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations have occurred across the country, leading to 11 cases being filed, 24 general diaries (GD) registered, and 17 individuals arrested, newspaper The Dhaka Tribune said quoting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Moinul Islam. Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. The IGP's visit was prompted after Hindus in Bangladesh woke up to a shock on Friday when news broke out about the theft of a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) on Thursday at the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Satkhira during his visit to Bangladesh in 2021. The incident prompted the Indian High Commission here to urge the Bangladesh government to investigate the theft and recover the crown apart from taking action against the perpetrators. IGP Islam assured that the police have records of those responsible for the incidents and said: Anyone involved in these disruptions will be brought to justice. We will take strict action if anyone attempts to create chaos or engage in malicious activities during Durga Puja. Responding to a question about the attack in Chittagong, the IGP said, two people were arrested following a raid on Thursday and efforts are on to ascertain the motive behind it. Earlier on Thursday, half a dozen men sang a song calling for Islamic revolution on the stage of a Durga puja mandap at Jatra Mohan Sen Hall in Chattogram, about 250 km southeast of Dhaka, causing widespread outrage, the bdnews24.com said. Chattogram Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested two people over singing the song calling for Islamic revolution, newspaper The Business Standard said. A case was filed against seven people, including the Puja committee's joint general secretary Sajal Dutta, in connection with the Chattogram incident. Hillol Sen Uzzal, general secretary of the Puja Udjapan Parishad in Chattogram, told The Daily Star that the incident shocked the local Hindu community and created a tense situation in the area. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media causing further outrage. Earlier on Friday, Bangladesh police said they have identified a man in connection with the theft of the golden crown, and launched a massive manhunt to recover it. A private news channel showed a young man wearing a white T-shirt and jeans sneaking into the temple when no one was there, removing the golden part of the crown and pocketing it before going away. It could be a simple case of theft or it could be a case of an orchestrated plot.

We demand the matter be investigated properly and the persons involved be brought to justice, leader of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council Krishna Mukherjee said. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha (BSS), the state-run news agency, said Chiefs of the three services -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zama, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan -- visited the Ramna Kali Temple in Dhaka on Friday. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sazeeb Bhuiyan exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community at the Durga Puja puja mandaps at Gallamari Harichand Tagore Temple and Bagmara Govinda Temple in Khulna on Friday. On Sunday, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is expected to visit the centuries-old Dhakeswari national temple, one of the prominent shaktee peeths, in the heart of the national capital. Earlier last month, with threats from Islamist groups weeks ahead of the Durga Puja celebrations, the interim government's Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain had warned of tough action against those disrupting communal harmony or targeting places of worship during the Hindu festival. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Oct 12 2024 | 8:46 AM IST [ad_2] Source link

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh clashed with student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country on Thursday, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs, with media reports saying 19 more people died across the country.

Dhaka-based leading Prothom Alo newspaper, which has a strong network of reporters across the country, said that by late Thursday night, they received reports of 19 deaths in Dhaka and elsewhere in the raging violence. The country’s leading English-language Daily Star also reported 19 deaths.

With the latest toll, the number of deaths has reached 25, since Tuesday when six others lost their lives in the violence.

The dailies said hundreds more were injured on Thursday.

Authorities didn’t confirm the figures immediately.

Prothom Alo said at least six people died in Dhaka’s Uttara area alone in the latest clashes between the protesters and the security officials and ruling party activists. Thirteen others including a Dhaka-based journalist of an online portal died in other parts of the capital and elsewhere.

The country’s state-run Bangladesh Television station’s head office was attacked as the protesters broke the main gate, and set the reception and vehicle on fire, a news producer and a reporter told The Associated Press by phone on condition of anonymity as they were afraid of attack.

“I escaped by leaping over the wall but some of my colleagues got stuck inside. The attackers entered the building and set furniture on fire,�� the producer said by phone. He said the television continued broadcasting but some residents in Dhaka said they found no signal at home for the station.

Students have been demonstrating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs they say favors allies of the ruling party, but the protests have escalated since violence broke out between protesters, police and pro-government student activists on the campus of Dhaka University on Monday. Six people were killed on Tuesday, leading the government to ask universities across the country to close and police to raid the main opposition party’s headquarters.

As violence continued to take place Thursday, Bangladesh’s Law Minister Anisul Huq said in the afternoon that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked him to sit down with the protesters for a dialogue, and he was ready to speak with them on Thursday if protesters were willing.

On Wednesday night, the protesters announced they would enforce “a complete shutdown” allowing only emergency services across the country on Thursday in response to security officials’ continued attacks on the campus demonstrators. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that it would do what it could to make the shutdown a success.

Clashes continued as protesters attempted to enforce the shutdown Thursday morning. In Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood, hundreds of protesters were chased by police after they blocked the road and chanted. In other places, police fired tear gas and charged with batons to disperse the protesters, who threw stones in response. Scores, including police, were injured in the violence, said a spokesperson for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Police said protesters attacked and set fire to a traffic police box and vandalized police vehicles amid clashes across the city.

Traffic was thin on Dhaka’s usually clogged streets on Thursday morning, while many malls closed. Offices and banks opened, but commuters complained that transport was limited. Police set up checkpoints at the entrances to Dhaka University.

Local television reported violence in other cities including Chattogram and Khulna, while protesters also blocked some major highways.

Salma Rahman, an official at a financial institution in Dhaka, said that she left her car at home and caught a ride on a motorcycle. “Our office has alerted us to stay safe on the streets, as there is fear that violence could happen during the shutdown.”

Protesters are demanding an end to a quota system that reserves up to 30% of government jobs for family members of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. They argue that the system is discriminatory and benefits supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose Awami League party led the independence movement, and they want it replaced with a merit-based system.

Hasina’s government halted the quotas after mass student protests in 2018. But last month, Bangladesh’s High Court nullified that decision and reinstated the quotas after relatives of the 1971 veterans filed petitions, triggering the latest demonstrations. The Supreme Court then suspended the High Court’s ruling and is expected to rule on Aug. 7. The government has also appealed the High Court decision in the wake of the protest, according to the attorney general’s office.

Huq said the government was seeking an early hearing.

“I have already asked the attorney general to appeal in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking early hearing,” he told reporters. The Supreme Court had earlier set Aug. 7 to decide on the quota issue. Friday and Saturday are parts of the weekend in Bangladesh. The court opens on Sunday.

“I am requesting all to wait with patience until the verdict is delivered,” Hasina said in a televised address Wednesday evening. “I believe our students will get justice from the apex court. They will not be disappointed.”

While job opportunities have expanded in Bangladesh’s private sector, many people prefer government jobs because they are stable and well-paid. Each year, around 400,000 graduates compete for 3,000 jobs in the civil service exam.

Hasina said there would be a judicial investigation into Tuesday’s deaths and vowed that those responsible would be brought to justice.

“Some precious lives have been lost unnecessarily,” she said. “I condemn every killing.”

U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Türk posted on X that all acts of violence and deadly use of force must be investigated and the perpetrators held accountable. Türk said freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are fundamental human rights.

Bangladesh’s ruling party blamed the BNP for the chaos, and Dhaka police raided the party’s headquarters late Tuesday. Detective Chief Harun-or-Rashid said police arrested seven members of the party’s student wing, and said detectives found 100 crude bombs, 500 wooden and bamboo sticks, and five to six bottles of gasoline in the raid.

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a senior BNP leader, said the raid was a government attempt to divert attention from the protests.

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Mitu murder case: Babul denied bail again in Ctg

Mitu murder case: Babul denied bail again in Ctg

A court in Chattogram rejected the bail prayer again of former superintendent of police Babul Akter in a case filed over the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu on June 5, 2016. The court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sheikh Ashfaqur Rahman rejected Babul’s bail petition today after hearing arguments from defence and prosecution, our Chattogram correspondent reports quoting public prosecutor…

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Two fraudsters, who lured people by promising good jobs, arrested in Chattogram

Two fraudsters, who lured people by promising good jobs, arrested in Chattogram

Two fraudsters were arrested by the Counter-Terrorism unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) early today from Khagrachhari district. Following a case filed with Kotwali police station by a victim, the counter terrorism members conducted the drive in Dighinala of Khagrachhari and arrested the two. The arrestees are Md Hanif alias Dipjal, 50, and Md Samsul Alam, 42. They deceived people using…

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CMP constable dies with Covid-19 like symptoms

CMP constable dies with Covid-19 like symptoms

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A constable of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) died at Chattogram General Hospital with Covid-19 like symptoms today.

MD Nekbar Hossain (47), of Halishahar Police Station, died at the hospital this morning; however, he tested negative for coronavirus, said CMP officials.

Amena Begum, additional police commissioner of CMP, told The Daily Star that Nekbar was admitted at Dampara…

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Reshuffle in CMP

Posts of Officer-in-Charges (OCs) of three police stations have been reshuffled in Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP). Bangla News

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Man stabbed to death during clash in Ctg

Man stabbed to death during clash in Ctg

A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in a clash between two groups in Bayezid Bostami area of Chattogram city tonight. The deceased was identified as Md Emon, son of Nur Kashem of Muktijoddha Colony in the Bayezid Bostami area, said Shah Alam, assistant commissioner (Bayezid Bostami Zone) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police. AC Shah Alam said the clash occurred at Muktijoddha Colony intersection…

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Abduction and extortion: 6 CMP constables put on 2-day remand

Abduction and extortion: 6 CMP constables put on 2-day remand

A Chattogram court today granted two-day remand for six members of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested in a case for abducting a man from Anowara and extorting money and threatening to kill him. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidulah Kaisar passed the remand order. They accused are CMP Commissioner’s bodyguard Constable Morshed Billah, CMP deputy commissioner’s bodyguard Constable Md…

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6 police constables arrested for ‘extortion’ in Ctg

6 police constables arrested for ‘extortion’ in Ctg

Six police constables of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have been arrested in a case filed for allegedly extorting money from a contractor after picking him up from his house in Anwara upazila of Chattogram. The arrested constables are: Md Abdul Nabi, Md Eskandar Hossain, Md Monirul Islam, Md Shakil Khan, Md Masud and Morshed Billah, our Chattogram correspondent reports quoting police. The…

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Cops bust ‘weapon factory’ in port city

Cops bust ‘weapon factory’ in port city

Police claimed to have busted a makeshift weapon-making factory on a building’s rooftop in Chattogram city’s Bangshal Para early yesterday. A woman was arrested in connection with the incident. At a press conference later in the day, Deputy Commissioner (West) Faruqe Ul Haque of Chattogram Metropolitan Police said locals in the area told them that they had heard a gunshot on Thursday…

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CCC elections: 25 platoons of BGB deployed in Ctg

CCC elections: 25 platoons of BGB deployed in Ctg

Authorities have deployed 25 platoons of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) across Chattogram city ahead of the upcoming Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections scheduled for January 27. The BGB troops have started patrolling across the city streets from Monday evening. Confirming the matter, Deputy Commissioner (DC) (Special Branch) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Abdul Warish told The…

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Journalist missing since Thursday found in unconscious state in Sitakunda

Journalist missing since Thursday found in unconscious state in Sitakunda

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A journalist of a local news portal in Chattogram, who went missing on Thursday morning, was found in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila this evening.

Golam Sarwar of www.ctnews.bd, a Chattogram-based news portal, was found unconscious in Kumira ghat area in the evening, said Nobel Chakma, assistant commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP).

“On information, police rushed to the…