Bangladesh arrests hundreds for violence against Hindus


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Bangladeshi activists join in a torch procession demanding justice for the violence against Hindu communities during Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday that 450 people had been arrested in the Muslim-majority nation after attacks against Hindus in some of the worst such unrest for over a decade.

At least six people have died, local media reported, as police have fought to restrain angry mobs.

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