In a statement, the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, also condemned the lynching of a Hindu man, saying there is no space for such violence in the new Bangladesh
Protests in front of the Prothom Alo daily newspaper premises in Dhaka, on Friday. Pic/AFP
The interim government on Friday urged Bangladeshi citizens to resist all forms of mob violence following the death of prominent July Uprising leader — Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi — six days after he was shot by masked gunmen in the national capital.
In a statement, the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, also condemned the lynching of a Hindu man, saying there is no space for such violence in the new Bangladesh. “The perpetrators of this heinous crime will not be spared,” it added.
The Hindu man, identified as Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched to death and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy on Thursday in Mymensingh city, the Bangla Tribune news portal reported.
“At this critical hour, we call upon every citizen to honour Hadi by rejecting and resisting violence, incitement and hatred,” said the statement issued by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.
While no incidents of violence were reported during the day, protesters on Thursday night vandalised the already demolished structure of 32 Dhanmandi, the home of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and attacked the offices of two leading media houses in Dhaka.
Protesters also hurled bricks and stones at the residence of the Assistant Indian High Commissioner in Chattogram.
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