Deputy press secretary to the Chief Adviser, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, has refuted claims that 23 people were killed in communal violence in recent months.
Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on Monday, Majumder said that police investigations found no evidence linking these deaths to communal unrest.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council had earlier reported 174 communal incidents, including 23 deaths, over the past four and a half months.
However, Majumder clarified that 22 of the reported deaths had been thoroughly investigated, and none were determined to be communal killings.
He emphasized that while these individuals were indeed murdered, the causes remain under investigation, and law enforcement is handling the cases with the same diligence as other criminal matters.
"We are not denying the deaths," Majumder said. "But neither government nor police investigations have found evidence of communal motives behind these incidents."
At the briefing, chief adviser's press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, accused the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council of spreading false information and propaganda regarding the persecution of minorities after August 5.
Alam said that the Unity Council's claim of 23 deaths in various incidents after August 5 was false. Additionally, the council reported 174 incidents, which, according to the police investigation, were also inaccurate.
He further alleged that the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council was deliberately spreading misinformation about the persecution of minorities following the fall of the Awami League government during the student-public movement.
