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Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and violence that overshadow this year’s event.
The weeklong celebration that ends in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Sunday with immersions of the Hindu Goddess has strained the Hindu community with reports of vandalism, violence and intimidation in parts of Bangladesh, which has seen harassment and attacks on Hindus, who make up about 8% of the country’s nearly 170 million people, or more than 13 million people.
Despite pledges to keep the festival safe, this year’s version was subdued coming following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and attacks on minority groups, especially Hindus. Hasina left the country for India because of a mass uprising spearheaded by a student-led anti-government movement.
Bangladesh’s current interim leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has faced serious challenges in maintaining law and order since he took over in August, and Durga Puja was seen as an acid test of his administration’s ability to protect minorities.
Minority communities have blamed the Yunus-led government for failing to adequately protect them, and reports suggest that hardline Islamists are becoming increasingly politically influential and visible since the fall of Hasina.
“It is a challenging time for us Hindus,” said Sarker, the schoolteacher, as she joined the Kumari Puja in Dhaka’s Uttara district. “We faced problems in the past as well, but we did not see such escalation earlier. This is our country, we want to live here peacefully with our Muslim brothers and sisters and others without discrimination or intimidation.”
Her concern comes as the country’s leading minority rights group, the Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist, Christian Unity Council, said that between Aug. 4 and 20, a total of 2,010 incidents of communal violence targeting minorities, mostly Hindus, were reported. The group’s leaders said at least nine people belonging to minority groups were killed, four women were raped, and homes, businesses and temples were torched or vandalized.
In recent weeks, new incidents of vandalism occurred in parts of Bangladesh as the Hindu community prepared their temples for Durga Puja. In Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood, Hindus were forced to hold the festival in a smaller venue after a procession by Muslims called on authorities to not allow them to install idols in an open field.
Jayanta Kumar Dev, president of Sarbajanin Puja Committee, said they have reports of attacks on temples and idols before this year’s festival formally began on Oct. 9.
Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, and incumbent Army Chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman, had promised to provide adequate security, Dev said.
“They told us there’s nothing to be worried about. We became content and puja is taking place across the country,” he said.
But the situation remains tense.
This week, police arrested at least two members of an Islamic cultural group in the southeastern city of Chattogram after six of its members sang Islamic revolutionary songs inviting Hindus to join an Islamic movement after they took the stage of a temple on Thursday.
The video of the singing became viral in social media, drawing criticism as the authorities promised to arrest and punish those involved. Media reports said they belongs to the student wing of the country’s largest Islamist party – Jamaat-e-Islami- but the party denied the allegation.
On Friday night, a firebomb was thrown at the Hindu Goddess at a temple in Dhaka’s Tantibazar area, creating panic among the devotees who thronged the temple. No one was hurt, police said. Media reports said, quoting volunteers, that at least five people were injured after being stabbed by muggers.
Security was heightened after Friday night’s incident at the temple, authorities said.
Ankita Bhowmick, a resident of Dhaka, said she was happy with the security provided by the government, but such a situation is suffocating.
“We won’t need any security if we have the mentality and tendency that each individual can practice their religion according to their customs. There will be no fear. There will be no need for comparison between last year’s security arrangement and this year’s measures,” she said at Dhaka’s Dhakeswari temple.
Home Affairs Adviser Chowdhury said a special security measures would remain in place until Sunday when the festival ends.
He said apart from police and the usual security agencies, the military, navy and air force have also been deployed to ensure law and order beyond the Hindu festival.
Arpita Barman, a university student, was optimistic.
“People who thronged here are jubilant. In the future we also want to see, more people come here and celebrate puja. I feel happy to see people irrespective of their religions here. We want to see such scenes in the future and a harmonious Bangladesh,” she said.
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How Chestnuts Can Be Used in the Household
Chestnuts—those familiar brown fruits often collected by children in autumn—have a surprising range of uses beyond crafting.
Packed with natural soap-like substances called saponins, chestnuts can serve as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional cleaning products, offering sustainable solutions for cleaning, laundry, and even pest control in your garden.
Chestnuts as a Natural Cleaner
You can easily transform chestnuts into an effective, chemical-free cleaner. According to myHOMEBOOK, here’s a simple method to make your own chestnut cleaning solution:
Ingredients: About ten chestnuts
Instructions:
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Chop the chestnuts thoroughly.
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Pour one to two liters of hot water over them.
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Let the mixture sit for about 24 hours.
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After resting, strain the liquid and bottle it.
This natural cleaning product works wonders on smooth surfaces and dishes and can last up to a month. Plus, it’s cost-effective and free from any chemical additives, making it a fantastic alternative to commercial cleaners.
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KLM’s 105th Delft House is a national monument
For this year’s Delft House, KLM has chosen Het huis aan de drie grachten (house on three canals) in Amsterdam
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Putin’s cyber warfare a real-life threat in UK
Cyber experts are warning of potentially grave consequences for public safety
October 11, 2024 8:33 pm(Updated 9:43 pm)
It sounds like the plot of a Sunday night TV drama. Instead it’s real life – as today’s iweekend cover story reveals.
A Russian hacking group that receives protection from the Kremlin has successfully targeted one of the systems underpinning Britain’s ambulance services.
Security sources concede that the attack is a real threat to our emergency services. Cyber experts warn of potentially grave consequences for public safety.
This is a new campaign of electronic warfare launched by Vladimir Putin’s government against the UK. Intelligence sources call it “Cyber Wagner” – a reference to the mercenary army deployed by the Kremlin – and it is intended as punishment for Britain daring to take a stand with Ukraine.
In the UK, our critical infrastructure remains vulnerable to such assaults from state-sheltered cyber armies. In the past 12 months, targets include the British military, Nato, the Ministry of Defence and other Whitehall departments.
The MI5 chief has been outspoken in warning government departments that they must dramatically improve security, now that so many services are dependent on tech that’s vulnerable to attack.
At i, we are very careful about the facts we report, necessarily withholding some names that would damage national security if they were revealed.
But the investigation inside today by Richard Holmes is packed with extraordinary detail, very carefully sourced, and it is certain to be read in Westminster and Whitehall as well as the homes of iweekend readers.
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