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Attacks on Hindus spark protests

Star Country Desk
Different organisations in several districts across the country yesterday staged protests against attacks on Hindus in Jessore and some other districts during and after the January 5 parliamentary elections.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP) and Sonatan Jubo Parishad (SJP) held a rally in new court building area in Rangamati town yesterday noon, protesting the atrocities let loose by BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men at Hindu villages in Jessore and several northern districts during and after the elections, reports our correspondent
Addressing the rally, leaders of the organisations said BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists beat up Hindus, vandalised and looted their houses and business establishments and set them afire, but the attackers are still at large
They demanded immediate
arrest of the culprits involved in the attacks and urged the government to ensure security of the people belonging to the Hindu community. They also demanded rehabilitation ofthe affected people
The two organisations also formed a human chain at the venue for an hourand later took outa procession in the town. Amar Dey and Panchanan Bhattacharya, president and general secretary of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, and Jewel Dey, Badal Dey and Shiva Prasad Dey of Sonatan Jubo Parishad addressed the rally.
In Bogra, Nagorik Samaj, a citizens’ body in the town, formed a human chain in Satmatha area yesterday noon, protesting the recent attacks on Hindus in different parts of the country, according to our correspondent.
Journalists, representatives from other professional bodies and members of the different sociocultural and political organisations
joined the programme
A protest rally was also held at the venue Gonojagoron Mancha Bogra unit leader JM Rouf, Bogra Press Club General Secretary Prodip Bhattacharya Shankar, local AL leader Ragibul Ahsan Ripu, cultural activists ABM Ziaul Haque Babla, Toufique Hasan Moyna, Chairman of Bogra Cooperative Bank Aminul Islam Dablu, BJD district unit convener Kamoi Krisna addressed the rally.
The speakers demanded security of the minority groups and immediate arrest and exemplary punish-mentofthe attackers.
Our Moulvibazar correspondent adds: A human chain was formed in the district town yesterday, demanding immediate steps to stop attacks on the minorities and arrest of the culprits, who launched the attacks on Hindus in Jessore and several northern districts during and after the national elections.
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Piotirudh Committee Moulvibazar unit arranged the programme in Chowmohoni area ofthe town at noon
People belonging to different professional bodies, cultural activists and local political leaders joined the programme.
Addressing a rally at the venue Mokbul Hosain, president of the Moulvibazar unitofUdichi said BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists vandalised and torched Hindus' houses in several districts during and after the January 5 parliamentary elections, but the government has not yet taken any legal steps against the attackers.
H e uiged the government to ensure security of the minority groups and immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the recent attacks on Hindus.
Later, a procession was brought out in the town. Similar programmes were also held in Barisal, Gaibandha, Thakurgaon,