The chief adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus will hold a meeting with the leaders of the minority community on Tuesday.
Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain told this to journalists at the Secretariat on Monday (12 August).
“Those who attacked the minorities are miscreants and they will be brought under the law," Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain said.
“We have received some complaints. In different parts of the country, houses and places of worship of religious minorities have been attacked. The Ministry of Religious Affairs is always by the side of the minority community. It was in the past, it is now, and it will be in the future. We are now collecting lists through the deputy commissioners of the damaged places of worship and the homes or other properties that have been damaged,” said Khalid.
“We will decide tomorrow how much financial assistance we can provide to the affected people in consultation with the Ministry of Finance,” he said.
The attack was a bit more severe due to the absence of the police. Since the police have joined, we are hopeful that such incidents will not happen again, he added.
A hotline number will be launched to provide information for preventing attacks on minorities, Khalid also said.
