Poets, writers, artists and media workers gather outside the National Museum in Dhaka’s Shahbagh in protest against the attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues in parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A child takes part in the demonstration outside the National Museum in Dhaka’s Shahbagh in protest against the attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues in parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

People from all walks of life, including writers, artists and media workers, call for a united stand against communal terror during a demonstration outside the National Museum in Shahbagh in protest against the attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues in parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The students of Dhaka University's Theatre and Performance Studies Department perform a street drama in protest against the attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues in parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu

The students of Dhaka University's Theatre and Performance Studies Department perform a street drama in front of the Aparajeyo Bangla sculpture in solidarity with the protests against the attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues in parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu

The Chhatra League attends the Awami League’s procession following a meeting over communal harmony in front of the party office on Bangabandhu Avenue on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

The Jubo League, an associate organisation of the Awami League, attends a procession on Bangabandhu Avenue on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 to protest attacks on Hindu temples. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

The Awami League takes out a procession on Bangabandhu Avenue on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 to protest attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues around the country. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

The Awami League held a meeting over communal harmony in front of the party office at Bangabandhu Avenue on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 to protest attacks on temples and puja venues around the country.

The Awami League takes out a procession on Bangabandhu Avenue on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 to protest attacks on Hindu temples and puja venues around the country. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Passengers on a pickup truck used plastic covers to protect themselves from the rain on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Heavy downpour waterlogs an area in front of Dhaka’s Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. People struggled to reach the hospital on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021.

Different organisations held meetings and took out processions in the capital on Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021, calling for efforts to prevent communal violence. Protests disrupted traffic in parts of the city, including the Moghbazar-Tejgaon Flyover. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Members of the ISKCON at Swamibag Ashram protested recent attacks against Hindu temples and puja venues by blocking Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Monday, October 18, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Protesters occupy the Shahbagh intersection on Monday, Oct 18, 2021, in protest of attacks on Hindu temples and pandals around the country during Durga Puja. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Protesters blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection over the attacks on temples and other places of worship around the country, causing misery to people who were on their way to nearby hospitals for treatment on Monday, Oct 18, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Protesters occupy the Shahbagh intersection on Monday, Oct 18, 2021, in protest of attacks on Hindu temples and pandals around the country during Durga Puja. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Rain cooled down the weather and brought relief to the people on Monday, Oct 18, 2021 after a spell of sweltering heat in the city. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi