8/2/2019 Communal arson attack on Hindu religion minority community in Hathazari Upazila under Chittagong District:

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8/2/2019 Communal arson attack on Hindu religion minority community in Hathazari Upazila under Chittagong District:

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Understanding the gravity and sensitivity of the issue, JusticeMakers Bangladesh immediatelyformed a fact finding team of five members under the leadership of its founding SecretaryGeneral and Chief Executive Officer Advocate Shahanur Islam. The members of this teamwere, Advocate Mohammad Alamgir, founding Vice Chairman of JusticeMakers Bangladeshand Mr. Ganesh Rajbonshee, fact finding officer of JusticeMakers Bangladesh.

The Fact Finding team conducted an investigation mission from February 23 to 25, 2012.During the time of investigation, the fact finding team visited the all spots of incident, talked withthe victim of arson attacked as well as physical assault, talked with the eyewitness, local civilsociety people and local administration as well as collected the all information and documentedit with video and still picture format.

The JusticeMakers Bangladesh team found tremendous horror in the minds of the victims ofthis violence. Though the victims of violence knew most of the perpetrators, they refused tomention their identity and disclose their name scaring for imagining future trouble.

The JusticeMakers Bangladesh fact finding team documented at least 13 temples, 6 minorityHindu homes and 6 business shops which were set fire to ashes, vandalized and looted thevaluable properties and also physically assaulted Hindus.

After this splendid on-the-spot investigation, JusticeMakers Bangladesh team candidly statedits observations stating that the attack was preplanned and was patronized by some Islamicand non Islamic political parties trying to spread own created communal rumor of destruction ofa local mosque. The team also observed that the arson attacked, physical assault, looting andvandalizing activities have been perpetrated on the nose of local administration.

As the Hindu violence victims informed the local administration to ensure their protection, thelocal administration primarily assured them to ensure their security, but unfortunately due tosome unknown reason it failed to protect the Hindu Community and restrain the attack.

8/2/2019 Communal arson attack on Hindu religion minority community in Hathazari Upazila under Chittagong District:

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JusticeMakers Bangladesh also observed that during the attack, the Police machinery remainidle, blind and did nothing to stop the vandalism. Moreover, though the police registered the fivecriminal cases with the Hathazari as well as arrested 21 perpetrators connecting the incident.But having no coordination, it has failed to arrest the main perpetrators.

JusticeMakers Bangladesh is gravely concerned over this incident of communal arson attack onminority Hindu community in Hathazari Upazila under Chittagong district and is demanding tobring the perpetrators before the Law. JusticeMakers Bangladesh also demands urgent andimpartial judicial investigation by High court judge in this case to reveal main accused behindthis attack on Minority community and rehabilitate the victim of violence earliest possible.