Dhaka: As many as 160 attacks on Hindus were reported in 21 districts, after the January 5 parliamentary polls. Reports submitted to the High Court stated that local BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami activists were responsible for most of the incidents.
People were beaten up, their houses damaged, valuables looted, temples and offices set on fire. The High Court on its own directed the government to immediately provide adequate security to the Hindus and other communities vulnerable to the post-polls violence. The reports say 36 criminal cases, including three general diaries, have so far been filed with police stations in 22 districts. As many as 139 people have so far been arrested.
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