Khulna Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-08,

At least four  temples and several Hindu households and shops were vandalised on Saturday evening in Rupsha Upazila of Khulna.

According to a statement circulated to the press on Saturday night by Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, some Hindu women had locked horns with their neighbours from the majority community at Shiali village of the upazila over singing Kirtan( a call-and-response style song or chant, where multiple singers describe a legend or express loving devotion to a deity, or discuss spiritual ideas).

Although the matter was supposed to be settled today by the elders, suddenly hundreds of people from neighbouring villages gathered at the Hindu majority areas of the village and started vandalising their temples, households and shops, added the statement.

The Durga Mondir, Mohashoshan Mandir, Govinda Mandir and Hari Mandir were vandalised, it said.

However, there has been no confirmation so far from law enforcement agencies.

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