“Bangladesh: Hindu Mandir vandalised and burned in Chittagong; Police downplay hate crime as land dispute”, Organiser, June 2, 2025:
“In the early hours of May 31, a Hindu Mandir in the Salimpur Union of Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh, was attacked and set ablaze by unidentified extremists.
The incident took place around 3 am when assailants stormed the Sarbajanin Sri Sri Mahasamshan Kali Mandir, a semi-pucca structure, and proceeded to vandalise the murti of Maa Kali along with other sacred images before torching the premises.
Following the destruction, the perpetrators reportedly erected a temporary boundary wall on the site, indicating an attempt to seize the Mandir land…….”
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