New Delhi: Clarifying on the incidents of recent violence, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen issued a statement saying that no one was raped in the country during the communal violence and not a single Hindu temple was destroyed. it was done.
The minister said that contrary to all the ongoing propaganda, only six people were killed during the recent violence, of whom four were Muslims, killed during encounters with law enforcement officials and two were Hindus.
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“There were 2 Hindus, one of whom had a normal death and the other when he jumped into a pond. No one was raped and not a single temple was destroyed. However, the deities were vandalised. While the violence was unfortunate and should not have happened, the government took immediate action,” Momen said, according to news agency ANI.
A statement by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on the incidents of recent violence said, “Contrary to all the ongoing propaganda, during the recent violence only 6 people were killed, 4 of whom were Muslims, to enforce the law.” were killed during the encounter with the officers and 2 were Hindus.” pic.twitter.com/pPqQlGZwt2
— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2021
Stating that the perpetrators have been arrested and are in police custody, Momen said that 20 houses that were burnt down have now been rebuilt. At the same time, he said that everyone has got compensation and more compensation is being given.
Attacking some enthusiastic media and individuals for spreading ‘cooked stories’, the minister said this was done to embarrass the government committed to religious harmony. The minister also pointed to the fact that in recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of worship pavilions everywhere in Bangladesh as the government pays for them.
Terming the main accused Iqbal Hussain as a drug addict, who had left a copy of the Holy Quran at the feet of a deity, the minister said the government was committed to give justice to every wrongdoer and to save all its citizens. , regardless of theirs. believe.
He said law enforcement agencies are probing the matter.
The statement was issued after Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister M Hasan Mahmood said that elements close to Pakistan who opposed the 1971 Liberation War wanted to create communal disharmony in his country. The minister also blamed former President General Hussain Muhammad Ershad for bringing religion into the constitution, which was secular in character, initially.
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