Chief Advisor's Office issues stern warning over attacks on shrine

Stringent legal actions will be taken against those involved in these attacks, the govt says

The Chief Advisor’s Office, or CAO, has sounded a stern warning in the wake of a wave of attacks on shrines, religious, and cultural sites in parts of Bangladesh.

A statement sent by the chief advisor’s press wing on Saturday warned of stiff legal actions against those involved in these attacks.

“It has come to our notice that a group of miscreants have been attacking Sufi and other shrines in the country over the past few days. The interim government condemns in the strongest terms any hate speech and attack on the religious and cultural sites and the Sufi shrines,” the statement read.

“The government is acting to bring the unscrupulous forces involved in the attacks to book and initiate stringent legal actions against them.”

“The law-enforcing agencies have been instructed to take adequate measures to protect the shrines and other religious and cultural sites.”

The statement continued, “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony and peaceful coexistence of all beliefs for thousands of years. We are stating in unambiguous terms that we will remain a country of harmony and any attempts to disturb religious or cultural tolerance and harmony will be strongly dealt with without discrimination.''