: View from Dhaka Tribune: Durga Puja violence shows that communalism is alive in Bangladesh as well #IndiaNEWS Once more, we find ourselves facing the ugly truth: communal violence is very much alive

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View from Dhaka Tribune: Durga Puja violence shows that communalism is alive in Bangladesh as well #IndiaNEWS
Once more, we find ourselves facing the ugly truth: communal violence is very much alive in Bangladesh.What is perhaps worse is the fact that these acts of violence – this time, the attacks were carried out on Hindu temples and Durga Puja venues across Comilla – are no more or less than what we have seen occur almost like clockwork every year.It comes as little surprise that these tensions erupted as a result of a social media post which – it should be obvious by now – falsely showed the Holy Quran being besmirched at the Durga Puja celebrations at a Comilla temple.While such an incident occurring once would have been one thing, its continued recurrence highlights the various ways in which our society as a whole continues to harbour hostilities between different communities despite Bangladesh’s rich and diverse history and landscape.Stern message from PM Sheikh Hasina to reassure Hindus: #Bangladesh is a non-communal country, everybody is free to follow their religion and festivals. “We will hunt down those behind Comilla (attacks on Durga Puja mandaps) violence. They cannot escape.â€? pic.twitter.com/sva4qQgLoi— Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 (@KanchanGupta) October 15, 2021 From the person who posted the initial video – who has since been detained and his post is being investigated –...Read more

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