14-party alliance leaders to visit Brahmanbaria tomorrow

A team of Awami League led 14-party alliance will visit Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria tomorrow where religious bigots launched synchronised attacks on Hindu minorities following a Facebook post on October 30.

The decision was taken at meeting of the alliance leaders at AL chief Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office today, according to a press release.

The team led by AL presidium member Dr Abdur Razzak will lead the team.

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister, Rashed Khan Menon, Shyamabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua and other stalwarts of the alliance will accompany him.

Brahmanbaria has been experiencing a spate of attacks on the Hindu minority groups – the chain of which started a week ago last Sunday centering a Facebook post.

That day, zealots vandalised at least five temples and ransacked over a hundred houses. Later, twice more, attacks were carried out on Hindus – setting their houses on fire.

National rights body, rights activists and minority community leaders said that the main intention of attack was to drive away Hindus and occupy their lands.

They criticised local law enforcers and administration for failing to contain the violence.