The Awami League has prepared a list of shrines of Bangladesh attacked by radical Islamist mobs, under the common platform of Touhidi Janata, while enjoying impunity since August 5 last year.
Several people have been killed, and the shrines vandalised and looted during the attacks when the law enforcers remained onlookers. In the most shocking incident, graves were dug in two shrines, and the remains of Nural Pagla in Rajbari were burnt on the highway.
Rights activists and international organisations condemned the mob attacks under the direct patronage of the illegitimate occupiers. Due to the inaction of the interim government and encouragement, these mobs do not hesitate to attack any individual or community outside their own faith and ideology. Shrines, mosques, temples, and other religious institutions have not been spared from their assaults.
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โBangladesh has witnessed a surge of attacks, vandalism, looting, and arson on temples and shrines across the country. A chilling reminder of how intolerance is tearing at the nationโs spiritual fabric,โ the Awami League said.
Many are complaining that despite giving a strong message against’mob terrorism, the army has not been able to play a strong role in this regard in reality.
Many analysts believe that political involvement in crime is putting both the police and the government in crisis. They say that if action is taken, the thought that something will happen is already at work in everyone’s mind.
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Some analysts believe that a group of unruly people are taking advantage of the weakness of the law enforcement agencies. They also believe that the government’s role in this matter is not strong.
Whether it is political or non-political, once a mob gets a breakthrough in terrorism, there is a fear that it will be used again and again, and that is what is happening in Bangladesh now, experts say. Mob culture is spreading in society like a contagious disease.
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