Pirganj

Islamist Mob of 50–60 Ransacks and Loots Three Hindu Homes in Bangladesh’s Pirganj Over Unverified Blasphemy Allegation Using Old Viral Video, Accused Sourav Chandra Flees For His Life

A mob of 50-60 Islamists descended on the Hindu neighbourhood of Chak Karim village under Bangladesh’s Pirganj Upazila on the evening of October 26 after an old video allegedly containing “blasphemous remarks” about the Quran resurfaced on social media. Three homes belonging to Sourav, his father Bishu and his uncle Jagadish Chandra were vandalised and …