‘Jai Shri Ram’ Chants In Dhaka As Thousands Protest ‘Desecration’ Of Image
Tensions have risen in Bangladesh after protests broke out in Dhaka over the alleged desecration of an image of Lord Ram by radical Islamists opposing the construction of an 81-foot statue of the deity in Rangpur. Thousands of Hindus gathered for a torchlight procession in Dhaka on Friday, chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and demanding the…