Dhaka: Prime Minister Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday instructed the Minister of Home Affairs to begin immediate action against those who incited violence using religion when he asked people not to believe social media without checking facts.
The attack on Hindu temples was increasingly intensive in Bangladesh since Wednesday last Wednesday after the alleged blasphemy appeared on social media during the Puja Durga celebration.
At the end of the night, the hordes were broken 66 houses and burned at least 20 Hindu houses in Bangladesh.
During the weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Hasina instructed the Minister of Internal Affairs of Asaduzzaman Khan to begin immediate action against those who incited violence using religion, Cabinet Secretary of the Khandker Anwarul Islam was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.
Prime Minister Hasina, who joined a meeting through video conferencing from his official residence, also urged people in the country not to believe anything on social media without examining the facts, he added.
He has instructed the Ministry of Home to remain vigilant and take steps to prevent such incidents over and over, Islam.
Local media reported that six Hindus were killed in separate attacks, but those numbers could not be confirmed independently.
“Comilla incident was being investigated.
What really happened could be known soon,” he said, adding that the Ministry of the Houses worked to bring the perpetrators to court.
Hasina has announced to provide all possible assistance to affected families.
Meanwhile, the ruling Hamami League party held the ‘Harmoni Rally’ and took a peaceful procession throughout the country on Tuesday against communal violence recently.
“Don’t be afraid, Hindu brothers and sisters.
Sheikh Hasina and Awami League with you.
The Sheikh Hasina government is a minority-friendly government,” said the Secretary General of the Ligis Obaidul Quader told a general meeting in front of the party’s head office in Bangabandhu Avenue here.
He asked his party members to build resistance to communal forces, the Star Store newspaper reported.
He said that the ruling party would remain on the streets until communal forces were handled.
Leaders and party workers all over the country are ready to provide the right answers to these forces, he is quoted as saying by paper.
Began actions against those who incited violence using religion, Bangladesh PM told the Minister of Home Affairs
