Anyone who attacks Panda Durga Puja will be pursued and punished: Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to warn and punish those involved in the attack on Durga Puja site and Hindu temples and Durga Puja venues in Kumila and other parts of Chittagong. “The incident with Kumila is being thoroughly investigated. Nobody will survive. Regardless of religion, they will be persecuted and punished, ”She said at the Durga Puja event at Takeshwari National Temple in Dhaka.

We receive a lot of information. This is the age of technology, and the people attending the event will definitely monitor their use of technology, ”said Hasina, who actually follows the program from her official residence in Ganabhaban.

She also called on India to remain vigilant against the rise in social violence. “I hope nothing happens in India that could affect the situation in Bangladesh that affects our Hindu community,” She said in an event.

At least four people were killed in the violence after several Hindu temples in Bangladesh were destroyed by mobs during the Durga Puja festival, and the government deployed paramilitaries in 22 districts on Thursday to contain the spread of violence. Clashes in the Hajiganj Chandpur area on the Kumila border on Wednesday killed three people, injured several, and killed a quarter. Two more people were seriously injured, police said. They also said that they were attacked by crowds, as a result of which the police were injured and their car and the car of the local manager were destroyed.

Attacks have been carried out on mandaps, pandals and temples in Cumilla since the afternoon of October 13 following rumors that a copy of the Quran has been placed near the feet of the idol of Durga on a pandal . Violent attacks have also been reported against pandals in Noakhali, Chandpur, Cox's Bazaar, Chattogram, Chapainawabganj, Pabna, Moulvibazara and Kurigram.