Bangladesh’s interim chief, Muhammad Yunus, issued a stern condemnation on Saturday of current assaults on Sufi shrines throughout the nation. Bangladesh has skilled a current rise of extremist violence focusing on non secular and cultural websites, together with each Sufi shrines and minority Hindu temples.
Yunus assured the general public that legislation enforcement companies had been instructed to take quick motion to guard these non secular and cultural landmarks, promising that these behind the assaults can be held accountable.
Some of the current assaults occurred on September sixth, when the Dewanbag Shrine in Narayanganj was set ablaze, leaving 4 individuals injured. This assault adopted comparable incidents, together with the destruction of the Ayyanal Shah Shrine in August and the vandalism of shrines in Sirajganj. Not less than 45 shrines and temples have been focused in current weeks.
Protests have erupted throughout the nation, with hundreds of Hindus and followers of Sufi saints taking to the streets to demand higher safety for his or her non secular websites. House affairs adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury stated that legislation enforcement companies have ramped up efforts to forestall additional assaults, in a press release to native media. Inspector Common of Police, Mohammad Mainul Islam, advised media that he issued directives for swift motion in opposition to any group inciting communal violence. He emphasised that Bangladesh will stay a rustic of non secular tolerance and that any makes an attempt to disrupt its concord can be met with “zero tolerance.”
Bangladesh has seen a disturbing rise in non secular extremism and violence in current months. The political unrest following the current transition of power from the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League authorities has contributed to instability and violence.
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