1989 Bangladesh riots

The 1989 Bangladesh riots were a series of attacks against the Bengali Hindus in October - November, apparently as a reaction to the laying of the foundation of Ram temple adjacent to Demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in India. In the pogroms, thousands of Hindu homes and businesses were destroyed.[1] More than 400 Hindu temples were destroyed.

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• Reporters in Bangladesh said Moslems set fire to more than 25 Hindu-owned shops and smashed idols at three temples in the town of Narsinghdi, 25 miles northeast of Dhaka. No injuries were reported. ″This step is a willful desecration of an Islamic holy place and arouses the deepest resentment among Moslems all over the world,″ Ms. Bhutto said. She said it was Pakistan’s policy not to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs but added the temple was a matter ″of deepest concern for Moslems both inside and outside India.″
  • Pakistan Protests Indian Temple, Moslems Riot in Bangladesh

• The Bengali-language newspaper, the Sangbad, said about 500 Moslems hurled stones at Hindu-owned shops on Friday in Khulna, 85 miles southwest of Dhaka. It said at least 50 people were injured. The protestors from a fundamentalist group called Council of Priests also attacked the offices of the secular Awami League Party after a rally in the town park, the independent daily said. Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan protested to India after a Hindu group laid the foundation stone Nov. 9 for the temple of god Ram at Ayodhya. The group has agreed to postpone the construction until next year. On Nov. 11, Moslem mobs angry over the planned temple damaged three Hindu temples and burned at least 25 Hindu shops in Narsinghdi in eastern Bangladesh.
  • 50 Reported Injured During Riots Over Indian Temple