STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Rights groups, eminent citizens and sociocultural organisations have condemned the violence, specifically targeting Hindus, in different parts of Bangladesh amid a power vacuum in the wake of Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt resignation and escape.

They demanded immediate steps to protect the religious minorities and bring the assailants to justice in statements issued yesterday, describing the attacks targeting Hindu homes, businesses and temples as an “evil attempt to destroy communal harmony”.

Such violation of human rights can tarnish the image of the country, warned the National Human

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