Ahead of foreign secretary visit, temple burned down in Dhaka – Times of India
Protests amid safety concerns for Bangladesh Hindus Iskcon in Kolkata has alleged that its centre in Dhaka Upazila was burned down by arsonists in the early hours of Saturday, igniting fresh anxiety among minorities in Bangladesh. However, ANI reported that the Mahabhagya Lakshminarayan Mandir had been attacked late Friday night, and that the Iskcon temple opposite it was undamaged. The attack comes ahead of the scheduled foreign secretary-level talks in Dhaka on Dec 9.PTI, meanwhile, said Iskcon Bangladesh described the temple set on fire as a "family temple" belonging to an Iskcon devotee while Iskcon Kolkata said the "Iskcon Namhatta Centre" had been targeted. TOI has not been able to independently verify the claims.Iskcon vice-president Radharaman Das claimed in Kolkata that petrol was...