Unidentified criminals set fire to a Durga temple in Kakina Rajbari area of Bangladesh's Lalmonirhat District yesterday.
A Daily Star report said that the temple was set on fire at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, and a portion of it was gutted.
According to the paper, Kaliganj Upazila Parishad Chairman Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Golam Rabbi and police visited the spot on Thursday morning, and assured the local Hindu population about taking action against the culprits involved.
The papaer quoted temple committee President Ranjit Kumar Mohanta, as saying that a local gang has been trying to grab the temple land for long and they might be involved in the incident.
On Tuesday, in Naogaon, criminals damaged four idols of goddess Kali at a Hindu temple in Nuchnahar village.
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