Law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested four people for vandalising and damaging a Hindu temple and houses and shops of the community in Sunamganj district in north Bangladesh. Police also filed a case against 12 named persons and 150-170 unidentified people.

Four people were arrested in connection with the incident. A case was filed against 150-170 unidentified people for vandalising the Loknath temple, damaging houses and shops belonging to people from the Hindu community.

There have been a spate of incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities, as well as attacks on temples in Bangladesh in the last few weeks.

Bangladesh has acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence targeting Hindu minorities between August and October.

Law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested four people for vandalising and damaging a Hindu temple and houses and shops of the community in Sunamganj district in north Bangladesh. Police also filed a case against 12 named persons and 150-170 unidentified people.