Tag: Bangladesh Hindus

DHAKA, Bangladesh:  Bangladeshi police have arrested 58 suspects accused of involvement with or organizing the torching of dozens of Hindu houses and properties last week. “To date we have arrested 58 suspects, and four of them have already issued confessional statements admitting their involvement with the crime,” Biplob Kumar Sarkar, superintendent of police in the northern district of Rangpur, where the incident took place, told reporters. He added that police would continue to investigate the case, saying: “Of the detained, 37 are still on a three-day remand for further interrogation.” Tensions flared...