12 injured in attack on a mosque in Bangladesh

Activists of a hardline Islamist group attacked devotees inside a mosque in northern Bangladesh injuring at least 12 persons, according to a media report.

The incident took place on Friday at the mosque in the Gaibandha district when self-proclaimed Hefazat-e-Islam activists snatched the mic from the Imam and preached about the organisation, Dhaka Tribune reported.

They attacked the devotees who tried to intervene, Imam Motlob Uddin said.


A case is being filed at Sundarganj Police Station.

Officer in charge Bulbul Islam said: “Disagreements over the mosque’s committee is the reason for this untoward incident.”