Monday, February 22, 2010

Five die in clashes in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Buddhist tribals Sunday prevented a minister and senior administration officials from visiting Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts where five people were killed in clashes.

The army was called in after houses in several villages besides a church, a pagoda and an office of a UN-funded project were set on fire. A statue of Lord Buddha installed at the Banani Buddhist Monastery was damaged and another statue was looted, New Age newspaper said Sunday.>more> http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/107949.htm

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