Eminent columnist Syed Abul Moksud addresses a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital on Friday. Photo: Palash Khan
Leaders of a citizens' body on Friday blamed Rohingya and Jamaat-e-Islami men for the mayhem in Ramu of Cox's Bazar on the night of September 29.
"Driven by the religious sentiments, BNP and Awami League supporters got involved in the attacks," said Rubayet Ferdous, a Dhaka University teacher and coordinator of the Nagarik Pratinidhi Dal.
They came up with the comments at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity following a two-day visit to the affected areas.
"Many of the attackers were later seen in the prime minister's rally which we witnessed in various media covering the prime minister's visit to the area," he said.
Eminent columnist Syed Abul Moksud said it is an acid test for the government to unearth the truth behind the incident to ensure communal harmony.
"We doubt that this truth will never come to light," he said.
He however hoped that the government would take necessary actions to prove his doubt wrong.
They also called for a judicial probe led by a retired Supreme Court Justice to investigate the incident.
They also announced a protest rally for October 19 in front of the Teachers Students Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University to protest the communal violence.
A mob destroyed 12 Buddhist temples and monasteries and more than 50 houses in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar September 29 midnight.
The violence was apparently triggered by a Facebook posting of a photo defaming the holy Quran.
Some miscreants also vandalised two monasteries and a Hindu temple in Patiya upazila of Chittagong and torched two monasteries at Ukhia and five houses at Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar.
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