Thakurgaon – In post-election violence, activists of BNP and its main ally Jamaat reportedly attacked ruling Awami League men and members of the Hindu community in eight villages under Sadar upazila on Monday evening, leaving 15 people injured.
The attackers also vandalised and looted a number of houses and shops belonging to the ruling party men and Hindus. Besides, a Hindu temple and idols of their goddess were vandalised during the attack.Locals said BNP-Jamaat activists clashed with ruling Awami League men when the former tried to attack a polling centre at Goreya union in the Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The violence over the polls left one person dead.
As a sequel to that, opposition men launched attacks on ruling party men and Hindus at the eight villages, including Jhakua, Jhardanga, Baniyapara and Mondoppara this evening.
Soon after the incident, hundreds of locals, mostly Hindus of the eight villages, have fled their homes and taken refuge elsewhere in fear of further BNP-Jamaat attack.
During visits to different areas, the UNB correspondent found that panic has gripped the local people, especially AL leaders and activists and people of the Hindu community.
Following the incident, the local administration reinforced security in the area.
Joint forces, comprising police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), have been deployed in the villages to fend off further trouble. – UNB
