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A report in 2016 said at least 50 people were killed in the three preceding years in a wave of murders of secular and liberal activists and religious minorities.
Unidentified criminals vandalised 14 idols at 12 Hindu temples in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon early today. The temples are situated in Dhantala, Paria and Charul unions.
Deputy Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, and Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad Thakurgaon District General Secretary Prabir Kumar Gupta, who went on the spot, said nine idols in the Sindurpindi area of Dhantala union, four in Collegepara area of Paria union and 14 idols in a temple in Sahbajpur Nathpara area of Charol union were vandalised.
Unidentified persons vandalised 14 Hindu temples in northwestern Bangladesh in a series of orchestrated attacks overnight, police said on Sunday.
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