Thousands stage demo in B\\\'baria protesting attack on devotees

BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 7 (UNB): Thousands of Muslim devotees staged demonstrations in the district town Friday in protest against Thursday's attack on madrasah teachers and students and members of Tabligh Jamaat by miscreants in a local mosque.

Miscreants swooped on the madrasah teachers-students and Tabligh Jamaat men in Nazirabari Mosque at Char Islampur village of Bijoynagar Upazila after Maghrib prayers Thursday over an anti-Islam comment posted on social networking site Facebook.

Over the issue, several thousands Muslims from different mosques and madrasahs brought out a protest procession from Tenkerpar field in the town after Juma prayers.

The procession ended at Kawtali intersection parading different streets.

Later, a protest rally was held at the intersection where Islamic scholars spoke.

Meanwhile, police arrested 17 people for their alleged involvement in the mosque attack.

Earlier Thursday night, deputy commissioner Dr M Mosharraf Hossain visited the injured at Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.

Mentionable that a youth was punished at an arbitration meeting recently on allegation that he posted derogatory comment about Prophet SM on Facebook.

The issue resulted in a chaotic situation in the area.

Later Thursday evening, miscreants attacked madarasah teachers-students and Tabligh members at the Nazirabari mosque.