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Miscreants vandalise puja pandals in Bangladesh

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IANS Dhaka

Miscreants vandalised five Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district, media reported Thursday.

Idols of these five Puja pandals were also damaged.

"The perpetrators will be tracked down as soon as possible," said Anwar Hossain Khan, Kishorganj's superintendent of police.

The Hindu community of Kishoreganj district has condemned the attack, bdnews24.com reported.

"This is a heinous incident. This is the first time something like this has happened in Kishoreganj. The local Hindus are in panic," said Bijay Shankar Roy, president of the district's Durga Puja Celebration Council.

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First Published: Sep 25 2014 | 5:16 PM IST

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