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The construction of a mosque on the land of the historic Kantajew Temple in Kaharul Upazila of Dinajpur has triggered tension and frustration among the local Hindu community.
Ranjit Kumar Singh, agent of Raj Debtara Estate, said there is a total of 62.46 acres in the name of the temple. These lands have updated CS, SA and land tax records.
However, local people recently started the construction of a mosque on the land. Member of Parliament (MP) of Dinajpur-1 constituency, Md Zakaria Zaka, inaugurated the construction.
This has enraged the Hindu community in the area. The piece of land is looked after by the Dinajpur deputy commissioner’s office.
Besides, there is a committee formed by the Raj Debtara Estate that looks after the supervision and maintenance of the land.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has expressed deep concern over the construction work on the land behind the temple of Kantajew, a historical archaeological monument.
In a statement, the three presidents of the rights organization, Ushatan Talukder, Prof Dr Neem Chandra Bhowmik, and Nirmal Rosario, along with General Secretary Advocate Rana Dasgupta, strongly condemned and expressed anger over the laying of the foundation stone for the mosque's construction in Kantajew Temple area by the local MP.
