Desk Report
Published: 16 Oct 2021, 10:07 pm
Dhaka University (DU) logo || Photo: Collected
Awami League-backed Blue Panel teachers’
association of Dhaka University (DU) has condemned the recent incidents of
vandalism and arson attack on Durga Puja mandaps across the country, reports UNB.
The association, in a statement issued
on Saturday, urged the government to immediately identify those responsible for
the violence and bring them under the rule of law.
"A vested quarter wants to destroy
the country's communal harmony. Attacks on puja mandaps and incidents of
vandalism and arson attacks on Hindu businesses, houses, and temples in
different districts of the country are part of that design," read the
statement.
The Blue Panel observed that a
"particular political party and its allies" are trying to provoke the
Muslims against the Hindu community.
"The people of this country,
irrespective of religion, caste, and community, have been living side by side
peacefully for ages.
"Thus, just like the past, the
citizens of this country will not be misled in the name of religion,"
added the statement. They said that new laws, if needed, should be passed to
prevent any further communal divide.
Several people were reportedly killed
and scores got injured as clashes erupted in different parts of the country
since Wednesday following tensions triggered by the alleged desecration of the
Holy Quran in Cumilla.