Hindu man killed, Durga Temple desecrated in Bangladesh

Local media reported that attackers vandalised a goddess Durga temple inside Laxminarayan Cotton Mill in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj area, marking another disturbing assault on Hindu worship sites.

Temple authorities accused Knit Concern Group, a ready-made garment manufacturer, of blocking entry to the premises and destroying property inside the shrine.

Police detained the company’s director, Monir Hossain Mollah, and security chief Ibrahim on Wednesday evening for questioning regarding the incident.

Narayanganj Additional Superintendent of Police Tarek Al Mehedi confirmed the detentions to the Dhaka Tribune. He noted that officers are investigating land disputes alongside the committee’s vandalism and obstruction complaints.

Temple committee General Secretary Tarun Lal Begi stated that perpetrators broke the gate lock on Tuesday evening and installed a new one to bar devotees.

He alleged that Mollah and his associates defied administrative directives, entered the compound, and destroyed the temple decorations and pandal.

Meanwhile, residents discovered a Hindu man’s sack-stuffed body floating in Jashore district’s Mukteshwari River.

Authorities identified the victim as 65-year-old fish farm owner Ranjan Mondal. Locals spotted his remains near Helarghat in Monirampur upazila on November 7.

His wife, Beauty Mondal, said Ranjan left home on November 6 afternoon and never returned. Police notified her of the recovery the following morning.

She noted visible injury marks on his neck and body. Assistant Superintendent of Police Imdadul Haque told Dhaka Stream that officers sent the corpse to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy.

Last month, assailants fatally stabbed 43-year-old Rabendra Rishi and looted three Hindu homes in separate attacks.

Atrocities against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority surged under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government and continue unabated under the current Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration.