DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested six individuals in reference to the killing of a lawyer throughout clashes between Hindu protesters and safety forces, the federal government stated on Wednesday (Nov 27).
Another 21 individuals had been arrested “for vandalism and assaulting police” throughout Tuesday’s clashes within the port metropolis of Chittagong, a authorities assertion stated.
Angry supporters of outspoken Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari – arrested a day earlier on expenses of disrespecting the nationwide flag at a rally – fought with police on Tuesday after they had been denied bail.
Protesters threw stones as safety forces fired tear gasoline, and police stated a prosecutor was killed within the chaos, naming him Saiful Islam Alif, a Muslim.
Religious relations have been turbulent within the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million individuals since a student-led revolution in August compelled longtime autocratic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to neighboring India.
Brahmachari is the spokesperson for a newly fashioned Hindu group that’s main protests to guard the Hindu minority, which represents about 8% of the inhabitants.
