Bangladesh Hindus

  Dated 18-Aug-2013 Guest Column: By Kazi Anwarul Masud  The line of control along Jammu & Kashmir is being violated repeatedly. India accuses Pakistan of the violations that is denied by Pakistan.   In recent weeks the beheading of an Indian soldier and killing of five Indian soldiers- four from Bihar and one from Maharashtra-resulted in fury of the common people demanding that the killers be punished. Politics waded into these incidents by the confusing statements by the Defense Minister.   The first comment that the killers were wearing dresses of Pakistan army was seen by the opposition and the media as exonerating Pakistan and hence a clearer statement was asked for from the Defense Minister. The army chief visited the area nearby( his helicopter could not go to the area of fighting due to inclement weather) and on return reported to the Defense Minister who then gave a statement in Parliament that directly accused Pakistan of these violati...

    Idols vandalised at Durga Temple in Bhola Achinta Majumder, Bhola         Idols had been vandalised by fanatic thugs at night at a Sarbajanin Durga Temple in Tajumuddin upazilla of Bhola district. This terrible incident happened at midnight of last Monday at Daserhat Sanbajanin Durga Temple in the village of Aralia under union of Chandpur in Tajumudding upazilla.   General Secretary of Daserhat Sarbajanin Puja Celebration Committee Sri Choton Chandra Das told that devotees were at the temple until 2am. When everybody left the fanatic miscreants entered in the temple and vandalised Sri Ganesh idol. Devotees noticed the incident when they came in the temple next day (Tuesday).   Higher officers of administration including Upazilla Nirbahi Officer visited temple on Tuesday.   Officer in Charge of Tajumuddin thana Mr. Abul Hossain told that police posted for temple safety and investigation is...

Bdnews24.com http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/09/08/two-temples-vandalized Unidentified persons have vandalised idols at two temples of Hindu goddess Kali in Netrokona Sadar.   The desecrations of ‘Sharbojonin Kali Mondir’ at village Betati and ‘Sharbojonin Mondir’ at Jongolboruari village are believed to have taken place sometime during Saturday night, said Netrokona Model Police Station OC SM Mofizul Islam. A devotee, who came to make offerings at the temple in Betati around Sunday noon, discovered the broken idol. Netrokona Model Police Station OC SM Mofizul Islam and Nirmol Das, president of the District Pooja Celebration Committee, visited the temple. At Jongolboruari village the idols of goddess Kali and Mahadeb were found wrecked, said Nirmol Das and Pankaj Saha Roy, secretary of Upazila Pooja Celebration Committee. The vandal had broken into the temple and beheaded the idols and left the heads lying inside. OC SM Mofizul said he has heard of...

Created on August 28, 2013 at 01:14 Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra   Dhaka Trubune http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/aug/28/1100-year-old-pala-dynasty-temple-unearthed-dinajpur       Archaeologists from Jahangirnagar University (JU) have excavated an ancient Hindu temple at Belwa village of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur. The massive brick structure has been identified as a Hindu temple from the Pala dynasty.   The chief of the project, Professor Syed Mohammad Kamrul, told journalists that the excavated site was under threat of destruction.   Swadhin Sen, associate professor of archaeology at JU, said the temple, approximately 1,100-years-old, was a major archaeological discovery in Bangladesh.   “Multiple deities were worshiped at the temple at the same time,” said Prof Sen.   He added that several fragments of black sandstone sculptures had been identified and documented from the excavation.   ...