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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Perpetrators set fire on 10 Hindu Minority houses at Baniachang Upazilla of Habiganj District.
Perpetrators set fire on 10 Hindu Minority houses on last Monday (08.01.2007) at Baniachang Upazilla of Habiganj District. Ten houses including one cow burnt to ashes. Women and Children became destitute and shelterless.(The daily Samakal dated 16.01.2007)
HABIGANJ: Staff Reporter:Â A group of perpetrators set fire on ten minority houses on last Monday at Baniachang Upazilla of Habiganj District. Before setting fire on the houses, perpetrators looted belongings of the minority family. Bholanath Das (60) was seriously injured due to being set on fire. One hundred fifty person including children and women have become homeless and shelter less.
It is learnt that the perpetrators were trying to evict those ten families of Gunpur village under Baniachang Upazilla since long. The local people said that the perpetrators might have committed this offence.
On last Monday morning early time of the day the perpetrators initially set fire on the house of Bholanath Das. Within twinkling of an eye the fire broke out and engulfed adjacent more 9 minority houses. The local people came and tried to extinguish the fire continuously for several hours and subsequently came under control. The houses of ten minority families including the houses of Ranga Lal Das, Bholanath Das, Banabashi Das, Fulchand Das including a cow were burnt to ashes.
Before setting fire perpetrators looted fishing nets valued at Taka 50,000/- and paddies valued at Taka 50,000/- belonging to minority destitute victims. Total cost of damages caused due to fire stands Taka more than 15 million as initial estimation. More than 150 children and women belonging to minority community are passing their days under the sky in this severe cold weather prevailing there.
Through:
Rabindra Ghosh
Published Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:37 PM by Administrator
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Perpetrators set fire on 10 Hindu Minority houses on last Monday (08.01.2007) at Baniachang Upazilla of Habiganj District. Ten houses including one cow burnt to ashes. Women and Children became destitute and shelterless.(The daily Samakal dated 16.01.2007)
HABIGANJ: Staff Reporter:Â A group of perpetrators set fire on ten minority houses on last Monday at Baniachang Upazilla of Habiganj District. Before setting fire on the houses, perpetrators looted belongings of the minority family. Bholanath Das (60) was seriously injured due to being set on fire. One hundred fifty person including children and women have become homeless and shelter less.
It is learnt that the perpetrators were trying to evict those ten families of Gunpur village under Baniachang Upazilla since long. The local people said that the perpetrators might have committed this offence.
On last Monday morning early time of the day the perpetrators initially set fire on the house of Bholanath Das. Within twinkling of an eye the fire broke out and engulfed adjacent more 9 minority houses. The local people came and tried to extinguish the fire continuously for several hours and subsequently came under control. The houses of ten minority families including the houses of Ranga Lal Das, Bholanath Das, Banabashi Das, Fulchand Das including a cow were burnt to ashes.
Before setting fire perpetrators looted fishing nets valued at Taka 50,000/- and paddies valued at Taka 50,000/- belonging to minority destitute victims. Total cost of damages caused due to fire stands Taka more than 15 million as initial estimation. More than 150 children and women belonging to minority community are passing their days under the sky in this severe cold weather prevailing there.
Through:
Rabindra Ghosh
Published Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:37 PM by Administrator
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