Metropolis Report-
In a case filed over destroying temples and committing arson attacks in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar in 2016, a Brahmanbaria court today sentenced 13 suspects, including the chairman of the Haripur Union Parishad, to four years in prison.
Dewan Atiqur Rahman Ankhi, the Chairman of the Haripur Union Parishad, Mukhles Mia, Idhu Mia, Mofizul Haque, Nazir Rahman, Md. Mafuz Miah, Saiham Rabbi Shyam, Mir Kashem, Tabarok Reza, Anis Miah, Khasru Miah, Sk Abdul Ahad, and Sajib Chowdhury are among the guilty parties. They are all Nasirnagar Upazila locals.
In Nasirnagar Upazila, on October 30, 2016, fanatics set Hindus’ homes and temples on fire and vandalized them.