Shaikt Mandal spread communalism by doing Facebook Live on October 17
RAB officials said one of the masterminds of the October 17 violence in Peerganj sub-district of northwest Rangpur, and his accomplice were arrested on Saturday from Ghazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka. At least 70 houses and shops belonging to Hindus were torched in the communal violence in Peerganj following Mandal’s Facebook post on October 17.
Shaikat’s arrest comes a day after 35-year-old Iqbal Hussain and nine other students were detained. Iqbal had created a wave of blasphemy by placing the book of Quran Sharif at the place of Durga Puja. He has been put on police remand for seven days as other security agencies will also interrogate him.
Protests in ISKCON temples across the world
Since the demolition of the ISKCON temple in Bangladesh, there have been peaceful protests across the world over attacks on minorities in the country. ISKCON temples around the world will offer prayers during the day during the protests from 10 am to 10 pm, lighting lamps and candles in the evening for those killed in the violence in Bangladesh. ISKCON’s Radharam Das said, “From Tokyo to Toronto, we are praying and protesting for what happened in Bangladesh. He said that he wants the accused arrested in Bangladesh to be hanged.