The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in Bangladesh, on Thursday condemned the attacks on Hindus in eastern Sunamganj district, the group said in a statement. The press release titled "Ekta Parishad strongly opposes attack on hundreds of minority houses at Mangalargaon in Sunamganj" said, "On the night of December 3, 2024, more than 100 houses and business establishments of the Hindu community were attacked, vandalised and looted in Mangalargaon of Dorabazar and Monigaon East Gunigram in Sunamganj.
The Dora Bazar Loknath temple has suffered heavy damage in the attack. The amount of damage is at least Tk 15 lakh. The residence of the local upazila puja udakar parishad president Guru Dey and the family temple were also heavily damaged in the attack.
This incident has caused deep terror among the local minority villagers. Many have moved to other places, including Sylhet, out of fear," he said. According to the press statement, "The attack was carried out by communal miscreants against local Hindus for several hours, accusing Akash Das, 20-year-old son of Prafulla Das of Mangalargaon village, who has already been arrested for insulting religion on Facebook post." "
"The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad strongly condemns and opposes such communal attacks and immediately arrests the attackers, compensates the victims and attackers and rehabilitates them," the press statement said.
The statement also said, "The government has been asked to ensure exemplary punishment. Bangladesh has seen the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on charges of sedition and violence against minority communities. India had earlier expressed deep concern over the arrest and denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is also the spokesperson of the Bangladesh-linked Sanatan Jagran Jot.
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