Dhaka: Amid nationwide violence in Bangladesh over 1971 war crimes trial of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, the country’s human rights body has criticized the government for inadequate steps to protect Hindus from recent attacks as the minority community demanded more security.
“The government must answer why the people of religious minorities were living in insecurity in Bangladesh,” Mizanur Rahman, the chairman of Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission, said at a seminar on Saturday.
Jamaat activists have torched or vandalised several Hindu temples and damaged hundreds of homes in the violence. Kajal Debnath, vice- president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said the minority community might face more violence in the coming months when the tribunals deliver verdicts against Jamaat leaders for 1971 crimes against humanity. PTI
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