Nayon Sarkar
Awami League general secretary, also road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir are set to visit Thakurpara in Rangpur today. A communal attack on the local Hindu community took place recently in the area over a facebook post allegedly hurting sentiment of Muslims. Rezaul Karim, general secretary of Rangpur district unit of the ruling Awami League and Shahidul Islam, general secretary of Rangpur city unit of BNP confirmed media the visit of the respective party leader. In the attack on November 10, the houses of Hindu families in the area were burned, their valuables including cash, ornaments and cattle were looted, citing one Tito Roy has allegedly hurt sentiments of majority Muslims with a facebook post.