Attacks during Durga Puja "pre-planned",Bangladesh home minister

In Bagladesh,the attacks on Durga Puja pavilions were  'pre-planned'. Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said that these attacks were aimed at destroying the communal harmony in Bangladesh. "It appears to us that it was a motivated act instigated by a vested group," he added.When he was asked about the reason behind the Comilla incident, the minister said, "We'll make it public once we get all the evidence and those who were involved in it will be given exemplary punishment."

As per Dhaka Tribune report, the minister said that not only in Comilla, but attempts were also made to destabilize the country previously through communal violence in Ramu and Nasirnagar."No incident has been reported since Saturday night. Our security forces are working patiently based on intelligence information. Those who are trying to destroy communal peace will not succeed,"  Khan added. The Bangladesh police booked more than 4,000 individuals in connection with the violence that rocked the country in the last few days

Meanwhile,the BJP has claimed that the violence during Durga Puja in Bangladesh is part of systematic attack on religious minority groups and the situation calls for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal.One person was killed and 17 others, including the officer-in-charge of Begumganj police station, injured, according to the police.