<p>A Hindu man was stabbed to death and a temple was damaged in two separate attacks in Bangladesh as violence against the minority community continued despite the government's warning of stern action.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Haripad Mondol, a 50-year-old well-off farmer, died after he was stabbed by a masked assailant in his home in northern Natore district today.<br /><br />His wife Bishaka Rani, 45, and some relatives were injured in the attack, police were quoted as saying by Bdnews24.<br /><br />Mondol's younger brother Chaitanya said the dead farmer had inherited a huge property but did not have any children. They did not have any feud with their neighbours, he said.<br /><br />Police officials said they were trying to ascertain the motive behind the murder.<br />Mita Rani, the victim's niece, said she had seen the masked person stabbing her uncle just after midnight. The assailant also stabbed Mita before fleeing.<br /><br />In Nolchiti area of southwestern Jhalokathi district, a temple was damaged when unidentified persons tried to burn down the homes of two Hindu families late yesterday.<br /><br />Police official A F M Anwar Hossain told Bdnews24 that local residents and the two households doused the flames.<br /><br />The flames partly damaged a temple in one of the homes, he said. The fire gutted images of Hindu gods but people put it out before it could do more damage.<br /><br />Police are investigating whether the incidents were premeditated.<br /><br />Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami have been blamed for attacks on Hindus, who were accused of backing the Awami League which won the January 5 polls after a boycott by the opposition.<br /><br />Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed her arch-rival, BNP chief Khaleda Zia, for the attacks on minorities. The government last week said it would set up special tribunals under an anti-terror law to punish those responsible for the violence.</p>
<p>A Hindu man was stabbed to death and a temple was damaged in two separate attacks in Bangladesh as violence against the minority community continued despite the government's warning of stern action.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Haripad Mondol, a 50-year-old well-off farmer, died after he was stabbed by a masked assailant in his home in northern Natore district today.<br /><br />His wife Bishaka Rani, 45, and some relatives were injured in the attack, police were quoted as saying by Bdnews24.<br /><br />Mondol's younger brother Chaitanya said the dead farmer had inherited a huge property but did not have any children. They did not have any feud with their neighbours, he said.<br /><br />Police officials said they were trying to ascertain the motive behind the murder.<br />Mita Rani, the victim's niece, said she had seen the masked person stabbing her uncle just after midnight. The assailant also stabbed Mita before fleeing.<br /><br />In Nolchiti area of southwestern Jhalokathi district, a temple was damaged when unidentified persons tried to burn down the homes of two Hindu families late yesterday.<br /><br />Police official A F M Anwar Hossain told Bdnews24 that local residents and the two households doused the flames.<br /><br />The flames partly damaged a temple in one of the homes, he said. The fire gutted images of Hindu gods but people put it out before it could do more damage.<br /><br />Police are investigating whether the incidents were premeditated.<br /><br />Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami have been blamed for attacks on Hindus, who were accused of backing the Awami League which won the January 5 polls after a boycott by the opposition.<br /><br />Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed her arch-rival, BNP chief Khaleda Zia, for the attacks on minorities. The government last week said it would set up special tribunals under an anti-terror law to punish those responsible for the violence.</p>