Hired goons of 'land grabbers' vandalise temple
Hired goons of alleged land grabbers on Wednesday night vandalised a temple at a village in Birganj upazila.
The attackers also damaged the idol inside the temple, triggering protest among the Hindu community in the area.
The 'Kali' temple is situated on a government khas land at Neejpara village where several hundred fishermen have been living for years.
Sources said, so-called Darbar Green Vision Ltd of Bangladesh organised a 7-day long fair on the cremation ground near the temple marking the independence day.
Protesting the fair, the villagers on Tuesday brought out a procession at Birganj town and submitted a memorandum to UNO Md Hasan Maroof to change the fair venue.
Villagers alleged that the land grabbers were actually trying to capture the khas land in the name of a 'ghost' organisation.
They said that the temple was vandalised just a day after the protest.
Md Mostafiur Rahman, acting SP of Dinajpur and UNO Hasan Maroof visited the area Thursday and stepped up security measures to avert any clash.
Sadananda, president of Dakkhin Neejpara Shosan and Mandir Committee filed a case with Birganj police station and alleged that 'Darbar Green Vision Ltd of Bangladesh' is an organisation totally unknown to the people of the area.
This correspondent also could not contact any member of the fair organisers.
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