A mob of extremists allegedly vandalized two Hindu temples at Dinajpur and Sirajgunj in Bangladesh on October 23 and 24.
A temple of goddess Kali was vandalized in Dinajpur district on October 24 around Monday midnight.
A day before, on October 23, a similar act of vandalism occurred when miscreants vandalized the Kalachand temple in Sirajganj. The president of Kalachand temple said that the head of Goddess Saraswati in the temple suffered damage due to the vandalism.
Police have arrested four men for desecrating the Kali temple in Dinajpur, while no arrests have been made so far in connection to the vandalism of the temple in Sirajgunj.
The officer-in-charge of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station, Humayan Kabir, said that those involved in the incident would be arrested soon.
Rashed (22), Belal (24), Rocky (20) were arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Kali temple.
A massive protest erupted following the incident, with the Hindu community blocking the Dinajpur-Rangpur highway for two hours to protest against the vandalism of the Kali temple.
The protest was later withdrawn following assurances by officials that strict action would be taken against the accused.
