What to do if there are attacks on minority religious places in Bangladesh? The government took a big decision

Bangladesh Violence: The interim government of Bangladesh has set up a hotline, asking people to provide information about attacks on Hindu temples, churches or any other religious place. This step has been taken amid reports of vandalism in religious places, business establishments and properties of minorities after Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister and left the country for India. The minority Hindu population has been targeted in the violence that continued for several days after Sheikh Hasina stepped down from office. Properties of minorities have been looted and many temples have also been destroyed.

Notification has been issued

The daily newspaper 'Pratham Alo' reported that the Ministry of Religious Affairs has requested to provide information about attacks on places of worship. Quoting a notification issued by the ministry, the report said, "If any temple, church or any other religious place is attacked by miscreants, it is requested to report it on the helpline number."

Muhammad Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple

Meanwhile, interim government's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus visited a historic Hindu temple in Dhaka and assured Hindu community leaders that establishing human rights and freedom of expression is one of his key goals. Speaking to the media at Dhakeshwari temple, Yunus said, "Everyone has equal rights in the country. There is no discrimination among us. Please help, be patient and judge us later on what we did and what we did not do. If we fail, criticize."

'The system needs reform'

Interim government's legal and religious affairs adviser Asif Najrul and AFM. Khalid Hussain also visited the temple with Yunus. "In our democratic spirit, we should be seen as human beings and not as Muslims, Hindus or Buddhists. We should be aware of our rights and claim them. The root cause of all problems is the weakness of institutional systems, that is why such problems arise. There is a need to reform the institutional system," Yunus said in the presence of Bangladesh Puja Utsav Parishad president Vasudev Dhar and general secretary Santosh Sharma.