Paramilitary deployed in 22 districts as 4 killed in riots
Some Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalised by unidentified people during Durga Puja celebrations, prompting the Government to deploy paramilitary forces in 22 districts after four people were killed and many others injured in riots, media reports said on Thursday. A Home Ministry spokesperson said that the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in 22 districts across the country to stop the spread of violence.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the armed police were also ordered to be on guard with the BGB in 22 of the 64 administrative districts and elsewhere to contain any violence, he said.
Three people were killed during clashes between a mob and the police at Hajiganj sub-district in Chandpur, bordering Cumilla while the fourth succumbed to his wounds later. Authorities enforced a ban on rallies in Haziganj where officials confirmed the deaths of four people by gunshots, adding that two others were critically injured in the clashes. The police said that a couple of their officials were injured as the mob attacked them and vandalised their and local administrators’ cars.
