Mob damages Hindu homes in Bangladesh

At least a dozen homes belonging to the members of the Hindu community were damaged by a mob over the weekend in northwestern Bangladesh, according to officials and media reports.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The office of the interim government's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, Tuesday said orders have been issued to repair the houses damaged in the violence in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur.

The violence erupted on Saturday after a 17-year-old Hindu youth allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Prophet on social media, Bangla language daily Prothom Alo reported.

Police have arrested the teenager, a third-semester student at a private polytechnic institute, the paper said.