Another Hindu family home has come under alleged arson attack at Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.
So far, three homes belonging to members of the religious minority community were torched in Thakurgaon Sadar before the national election due on Sunday.
Ananda Chandra Barman’s home at Jhapartali village of Akhanagar Union caught fire at around 10:00pm on Thursday, said Thakurgaon Fire Service Station Master Mofidar Rahman Khan.
“A fire unit brought the blaze under control. But by then two of the huts were gutted,” he said. “The loss of property would amount to Tk 200,000. A cigarette butt might have caused it.”
“I saw my house on fire around 10:00pm and I smelled petrol. The huts burned down in five to seven minutes,” said the house’s owner Barman.
“Someone used petrol to set my house on fire to scare our Hindu community and keep us away from voting in the upcoming election,” added Barman.
Krishna Ghosh’s home at Jagannathpur Union’s Singia Shahpara village was burnt down on last Friday. After four days, Jakru Barman’s house at Madhyajhaoghar village at Akhanagar Union was gutted, reports bdnews24.
“So far two homes belonging to Hindu families have come under arson attack in his area,” said Akhanagar Union Parishad Chairman Nurul Islam.
Islam sought support from police against perpetrators behind the torching of Hindu home.
According to Ruhia Police Station OC Pradeep Kumar Roy, “Police are investigating the incidents.”