Dhaka: A mob has damaged 66 houses and set on fire over 20 homes of Hindus in Bangladesh over an alleged blasphemous social media post amid protests by the minority community against temple vandalism incidents during the Durga Puja celebrations last week, authorities said on Monday. The arson attack by over a hundred people happened late on Sunday in a village in Rangpur district’s Pirganj upazila, about 255 kms from Dhaka, the bdnews24.com reported.
The police rushed to the village as tension mounted over a rumour that a Hindu resident had made a “blasphemous” post on Facebook, assistant police Superintendent Mohammad Kamruzzaman told reporters. “The incident took place after 10pm (local time) on Sunday but firefighters doused the blaze within a short period (and) the situation is now under full control,” he said. No casualties were reported but 66 houses were damaged and 20 burnt during the attack, the officer said.
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