Durga Puja

"Kadamtala bazar is destroyed, including the front part of my house. Is this India? Where do we go from here?" a terrified Hindu woman was heard saying.

"Buoyed by the activities of the radicalists in Bangladesh who are trying to repress the festivities surrounding the Durga Puja, miscreants in West Bengal are trying to imitate the same, in order to fan communal tensions and create an environment of intimidation and fear during the festive season," Suvendu Adhikari said in his tweet.

The Hindu community in Bangladesh has been forced to change the venues of Durga Puja festival at some places due to repeated obstruction by the radical groups.

Insaf Keemkari Chhatra-Janta staged a protest against the use of a playground by the Hindus for the Durga Puja celebrations.

Several temples in Khulna in Bangladesh received anonymous letters threatening to not allow them to celebrate Duga Puja unless they pay Tk 5 lakh toll each.

The interim government of Bangladesh has approved the export of 3,000 metric tons of Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja

Amid the ongoing violence against minorities including Hindus in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, the Bangladesh National Hindu Alliance placed four key demands with the interim government ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja

Bangladesh Home Ministry issued a decree asking Hindus to stop puja, sound systems five minutes before and during namaz, and azan.

Given that he belonged to Awami League and 'protestors' began hunting down the ruling politicians, Bahauddin escaped to India illegally about 10 days ago. He is currently staying with a politician in Kolkata.

Saran SP Dr Gaurav Mangla said the Durga immersion procession was attacked as it was passing in front of a mosque.