Minority groups fear violence in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 05 — A group of armed and drunken supporters of Bangladesh’s Awami League party attacked a Hindu minority supporter of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Dec. 30, 2008. This has led to fears of a communal backlash and violence in Bangladesh. Nitto Lal Das, age 55, was attacked around 2:30 a.m. last [...]

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