Dhaka: Over two days, miscreants vandalised eight idols in three Hindu temples in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, Bangladesh on Monday sent India a note verbale to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Bangladesh’s de facto foreign minister or Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said that Dhaka sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants the former PM back for the judicial process.
Hasina, who was ousted from power earlier this year in August, has been living in exile in India. Hasina had to leave Bangladesh after protests turned violent in the country.
Notably, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) based in Dhaka has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide”.
Hindu Temples Vandalised
n another case, an idol at Polashkanda Kali Temple in Beeldora union was vandalised early on Thursday. Police later arrested Alal Uddin, a 27-year-old resident of Polashkanda village, over his alleged involvement. “During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime,” Khayer said. The suspect was presented before a Mymensingh court on Friday and was sent to jail.
In Dinajpur’s Birganj sub-district, five idols were vandalised at the Jharbari Shashan Kali Temple on Tuesday. The incident came to light on Thursday. “We’ve never seen such an act here,” said Janardan Roy, president of the temple committee. Officer-in-Charge Abdul Gafur said an investigation is underway.
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