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B'desh villagers keep vigil to stop more attacks on Hindus

IANS

People living in Bangladesh’s Hindu-dominated Nasirnagar area have formed neighbourhood watch teams to keep vigil, after goons set fire to several Hindu homes and temples earlier this month.

Police have also arrested four more people for their alleged involvement in the recent attacks on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.

Neighbourhood watch teams were formed after criminals set fire to six houses in Banikpara, Akhrapara, Thakurpara, Hashpatalpara and Dattapara on the nights of November 3 and 5.

Meanwhile, four persons were arrested from different areas of Narsingar upazila on Thursday night, Abu

Jafar, officer-in-charge of Nasirnagar Police Station, told The Daily Star.

With the arrest, a total of 78 people so far were arrested in connection with the attacks on Hindu people.