Two days after a sizable crowd threatened to demolish it, the government of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, destroyed a Durga Mandir. According to sources, Md. Nasir Uddin Mahmud, Divisional Estate Officer and Deputy Commissioner of bangladesh Railway's Dhaka Division, ordered the demolition of the Khilkhet Sarbajanin Durga Mandir on Wednesday.
On thursday morning, while the Durga Mandir was being dismantled, Hindu men and women were sobbing. To enforce the directive, a massive army and police bulldozer traveled from Purbachal army Camp in Dhaka to the Mandir grounds. The temple was being demolished by bulldozers after Hindu devotees who were sitting in front of it attempted to block the demolition crew but were ejected by army forces.
Hindus had, as a last resort, asked to delay the demolition till tomorrow in order to accommodate the Rath Yatra, but this plea was denied. During the operation, the temple's statues, puja supplies, and other objects were destroyed. The bulldozer ruthlessly crushed and damaged the idols of Lord shiva and Goddess Kali.
The Khilkhet Sarbajanin Durga Mandir in Dhaka has been hosting an annual durga puja for almost fifty years. An idol of Goddess kali is also present on the temple grounds and is frequently worshipped. Although it was a makeshift temple constructed on railroad property and in poor condition, the temple, which was constructed of corrugated iron sheets, was a significant place of devotion for the small Hindu population in the Islamic country. A Muslim crowd attacked the temple on the evening of june 24, tried to vandalize it, and gave them 12 hours to leave. Additionally, they threatened to kill the devotees and used derogatory words against them.
On thursday morning, while the Durga Mandir was being dismantled, Hindu men and women were sobbing. To enforce the directive, a massive army and police bulldozer traveled from Purbachal army Camp in Dhaka to the Mandir grounds. The temple was being demolished by bulldozers after Hindu devotees who were sitting in front of it attempted to block the demolition crew but were ejected by army forces.
Hindus had, as a last resort, asked to delay the demolition till tomorrow in order to accommodate the Rath Yatra, but this plea was denied. During the operation, the temple's statues, puja supplies, and other objects were destroyed. The bulldozer ruthlessly crushed and damaged the idols of Lord shiva and Goddess Kali.
The Khilkhet Sarbajanin Durga Mandir in Dhaka has been hosting an annual durga puja for almost fifty years. An idol of Goddess kali is also present on the temple grounds and is frequently worshipped. Although it was a makeshift temple constructed on railroad property and in poor condition, the temple, which was constructed of corrugated iron sheets, was a significant place of devotion for the small Hindu population in the Islamic country. A Muslim crowd attacked the temple on the evening of june 24, tried to vandalize it, and gave them 12 hours to leave. Additionally, they threatened to kill the devotees and used derogatory words against them.
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