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.
Thousands stage demo in B\\\'baria protesting attack on devotees
FE Team | Published: March 08, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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