Nasirnagar UNO withdrawn over attacks on Hindus

Brahmanbaria Additional Deputy Commissioner Bashirul Haque confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune. The Public Administration Ministry issued an order on Sunday regarding the issue. Several organisations representing minority groups demanded the removal of UNO Moazzem Hossain. They alleged him of negligence to prevent the attacks on the Hindu community and temples in Nasirnagar. Later. the UNO had charged at journalists in the presence of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Haque when asked about the administration's negligence over the matter. A mob vandalised at least 17 temples and ransacked hundreds of houses, according to the UNO report, belonging to the Hindus on October 30 over an alleged defamatory Facebook post by a Hindu youth. More than 100 people were injured in the attack which the victims blamed on influential locals. Amid the tension, unidentified criminals set ablaze six more Hindu houses in the upazila on Friday. On Saturday morning, residents of Rishipara, a predominantly Hindu locality in Nasirnagar, foiled an attempt to attack their homes. Police have so far detained 53 people over the attacks.