‘A very well planned attack’
The continuous attacks on religious minorities in the country are taking place in a "very well planned" manner, ruling alliance partner Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) said yesterday.
In a statement, the WPB politburo also raised questions about the "nonchalant" stance of police to resist the recent attacks on Hindu communities and their temples during Durga Puja festivities.
The party also extended support to Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad's hunger strike and mass congregation, slated for October 23.
The party also said the recent attacks cannot be described as an isolated incident, saying it is tough to clean the virus if there is "virus in the antidote."
The party said there should be steps to identify the perpetrators behind the attacks
and bring them under the law, irrespective of political identities. It urged all parties to leave "blame-game politics" over the incidents.
The WPB statement urged all progressive, democratic political parties, socio-economic organisations to work together to shape public opinion against such communal activities.
Meanwhile, rights group Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) also condemned the recent attacks on Hindu minorities in a statement yesterday.
"It was the government's duty to ensure people's [religious] right and take action," the statement said. The forum demanded that all instigators and perpetrators be brought to book after their identification through fair investigation.
It also said that local administrators should be made accountable for their failure to contain the attacks and ensure safety of Hindu minorities, temples, and mandaps.
The statement also said the people of the country should know why the government could not prepare for the incidents, as police authorities had prior information regarding possible violence.
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