https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/...-two-men-burnt-several-copies-of-quran-623298
Bangladesh was reeling under massive civil chaos overnight from Sunday to Monday (August 6-7) following the burning of the Quran by two men.
Police said Monday “at least 10,000” people took to the streets Sunday night as they tried to attack the two men accused of destroying the holy book.
Police officer Ajbahar Ali Shaikh was quoted by AFP as saying that at least 14 policemen were left injured as they tried to bring the situation under control.
Who are the accused?
Police have identified a school principal, named Nurur Rahman, and his aide, Mahbub Alam, as the culprits and detained them from the northeastern city of Sylhet….
Police also seized at least 45 copies of damaged Qurans from them.
The accused men claim that the destroyed Qurans were very old and had some printing mistakes….
Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Commissioner Md Elias Sharif was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune that teachers, students and other residents of the area were particularly furious at the principal and the other man.
“At one point, people attacked them. The chairman and the other man were heavily beaten. They were later rescued by the police,” he added.
The angry crowd also tried to block the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway but was dispersed by the police.
Locals vs police
After the police rescued the accused and detained them, the angry mob also tried to attack the police officers….
Bangladesh was reeling under massive civil chaos overnight from Sunday to Monday (August 6-7) following the burning of the Quran by two men.
Police said Monday “at least 10,000” people took to the streets Sunday night as they tried to attack the two men accused of destroying the holy book.
Police officer Ajbahar Ali Shaikh was quoted by AFP as saying that at least 14 policemen were left injured as they tried to bring the situation under control.
Who are the accused?
Police have identified a school principal, named Nurur Rahman, and his aide, Mahbub Alam, as the culprits and detained them from the northeastern city of Sylhet….
Police also seized at least 45 copies of damaged Qurans from them.
The accused men claim that the destroyed Qurans were very old and had some printing mistakes….
Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Commissioner Md Elias Sharif was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune that teachers, students and other residents of the area were particularly furious at the principal and the other man.
“At one point, people attacked them. The chairman and the other man were heavily beaten. They were later rescued by the police,” he added.
The angry crowd also tried to block the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway but was dispersed by the police.
Locals vs police
After the police rescued the accused and detained them, the angry mob also tried to attack the police officers….
