In a troubling series of incidents, multiple Hindu temples in Bangladesh have been attacked, leading to the vandalism of eight idols.

Over the past week, eight idols were vandalised in three Hindu temples situated in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts of Bangladesh. In Mymensingh’s Haluaghat sub-district, idols at Bonderpara Temple in Shakuai union and Polashkanda Kali Temple in Beeldora union were damaged on Thursday and Friday.

There have been a spate of incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities, as well as attacks on temples in Bangladesh in the last few weeks.

Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a Muslim mob vandalising an idol of a Hindu goddess in the South Asian country.

In Mymensingh's Haluaghat sub-district, three idols across two temples were destroyed on Thursday and Friday. Two idols at the under-construction Bonderpara Temple in Shakuai were desecrated, while an

E ight idols in three Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalized earlier this week, PTI reported, citing local media. Miscreants wrecked temples in Mymensingh and Dinajpur over t

Bangladesh police arrest man for vandalizing Hindu idols, amid rising violence against minorities, sparking concerns from India.

The relations between India and Bangladesh deteriorated further in recent weeks over continued attacks on Hindus.