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Mob attack • Arson • Looting · LLA-000078

Temples and Hindu homes torched, Pirganj, Rangpur

Date
17 October 2021
Location
Pirganj, Rangpur, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh
Community
Hindu
Incident type
Mob attack, Arson, Looting
Religious Targeting DocumentedReliable evidence shows religious identity formed part of the targeting.

Night of Oct 17, 2021 a mob looted and burned temples and Hindu homes in Barakarimpur/Majhipara over an alleged Facebook post, during the wave of violence after Cumilla. Around 66 families affected; dozens detained; RAB said it was pre-planned and arrested two alleged instigators. Linked to (not a duplicate of) the Cumilla record.

Temple Incident Details

Temple / sacred site
Not recorded
Tradition / sampradaya
Not recorded
Incident type
Mob attack, Arson, Looting
Damage type
Not recorded
Was anyone inside?
Unknown
Investigation status
Arrest Made
Law-enforcement agency
Bangladesh Police / RAB
Last updated
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Evidence Concerning Targeting or Motive

No specific evidence of motive has been recorded. A perpetrator's religion is never treated as evidence of motive.

Casualties / Displacement

Fatalities
Unknown
Injuries
Unknown
Displaced
Unknown

Where credible sources differ, the archive shows confirmed figures and reported estimates separately rather than a single exact number.

Sources

Primary sources

  1. 'What was our fault?' — Prothom Alo, 2021-10-18Contemporaneous News Reportnews
    Source

Secondary sources

  1. Arson attack in Rangpur: 25 houses, shops burnt; 42 detained — The Daily Star, 2021-10-18Contemporaneous News Reportnews
    Source
  2. Attack on Pirganj Hindus was pre-planned: RAB — The Business Standard, 2021-10-23Contemporaneous News Reportnews
    Source

Methodology

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