Muslim religious fanatics vandalise 3 temples after Friday namaz in Chittagong (Bangladesh)

Chittagong (Bangladesh) – On Friday, 29^th November, a mob of Muslim religious fanatics attacked and vandalised three Hindu temples following the namaz. A similar attack on other three temples had occurred just a few days earlier.

At around 2:30 p.m. on 29th November, the mob targeted Shantaneswari Matri Temple, Shani Temple, and Shantaneswari Kalibari Temple on Harishchandra Munsef lane. Temple trustees reported that mob of hundreds of people, shouting slogans, marched toward the temples and pelted stones and bricks, damaging the doors of two temples.

Tapan Das, a permanent member of the Shantaneswari Main Temple Management Committee, stated, “A procession of hundreds arrived after the Juma prayers. They started shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans. We did not obstruct the attackers. When the situation worsened, we called the army, who arrived quickly and helped restore order. All the temple gates were closed before noon. The miscreants arrived unprovoked and carried out the attack.”

Kotwali Police Station chief Abdul Karim confirmed the attack, saying that assailants attempted to damage the temples but claimed that damage to the temples was minimal.