A mob of thousands ransacked Hindu homes in the village in November last year after a post allegedly put up by a local Hindu man sparked protests. Thirty others, including seven policemen were policemen injured. Masud Rana, a member of BNP’s Rangpur city unit, was nabbed on Jan 30 in the Shaleyashah neighbourhood near Thakurpara. He said he was involved in leading the arson attacks on the Hindu homes,” SI Ali told bdnews24.com on Monday. The court had previously recorded the confession of Engineer Fazlur Rahman of Rangpur District Council over the attacks.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2018 08:26 UTC