“Bangladesh: Extremists break idol of Goddess Saraswati, vandalise Durga Mandir. Here is what we know so far”, Opindia, March 3, 2025:

“On Saturday (1st March) night, the murti of a Hindu temple was vandalised in Kazipur upazila in the Sirajganj district of Bangladesh.

According to reports, the incident occurred at the ‘Shikha Smriti Sarbajanin Durga Mandir.’ While speaking about the matter, temple caretaker Uttam Karmakar stated, “I went to the temple on Sunday (2nd March) morning to offer puja and found the idol broken.”

“Someone carried out the destruction and pushed the murti onto the floor by using a bamboo from outside the temple,” he added.

Local resident Swapna Karmakar also informed that the murti of the Hindu deity was found vandalised on Sunday morning when his neighbour went to offer prayers at the Durga Mandir……”

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