DHAKA — For generations, the small Hindu temple outside the capital Dhaka in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was a quiet place to pray before arsonists ripped open its roof this month in the latest post-revolution unrest.
It is only one of a string of attacks targeting religious minorities since a student-led uprising toppled long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August.'We don't feel safe,' said Hindu devotee Swapna Ghosh in the village of Dhour, where attackers broke into the 50-year-old family temple to the goddess Lakshmi and set fire to its treasured idols on Dec. 7.
In 2016, seven people were killed.'The situation has not worsened, but there's been no progress either,' said businessman and Hindu devotee Chandan Saha, 59.Political rulers had repeatedly 'used minorities as pawns,' he added.The caretaker government has urged calm and promised increased security, and accused Indian media of spreading disinformation about the status of Hindus in Bangladesh.
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