Bangladesh government issued a clarification on the people killed in the recent communal violence in the country. Sheikh Hasina-led government said six people died in the clashes out of which four were Muslims and two were Hindus. "Contrary to all the ongoing propaganda, only 6 people died during recent violence of which 4 were Muslims, killed during the encounters with law enforcing authorities, and 2 were Hindus, one of whom had normal death and another when he jumped in a pond. None was raped and not a single Mandir was destroyed." Bangladeshi foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said. There were reports of clashes in Bangladesh in which temples were vandalised, durga puja pandals were destroyed. Several videos of the violence also went viral on social media. Watch the full video for more details.
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