<p>Two Hindu men have been killed in fresh religious violence in Bangladesh, police officials said Saturday, taking the death toll to six from recent unrest in the Muslim-majority country.</p>.<p>Protests began on Wednesday after footage emerged of a Koran being placed on the knee of a Hindu god during celebrations for the Hindu festival Durga Puja. The minority community make up about 10 per cent of the population.</p>.<p>Police said the latest violence occurred in the southern town of Begumganj when hundreds of Muslims formed a street procession after Friday prayers on the final day of Durga Puja.</p>.<p>More than 200 protesters attacked a temple where members of the Hindu community were preparing to perform the last rituals of the 10-day festival, local police station chief Shah Imran told reporters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/religious-freedom-of-hindus-in-bangladesh-being-trampled-bjp-leaders-1040686.html" target="_blank">Religious freedom of Hindus in Bangladesh being trampled: BJP leaders</a></strong></p>.<p>The attackers beat and stabbed to death an executive member of the temple committee, he said.</p>.<p>On Saturday morning, another Hindu man's body was found near a pond next to the temple, district police chief Shahidul Islam told AFP.</p>.<p>"Two men have died since yesterday's attack. We are working to find the culprits," he added.</p>.<p>Anti-Hindu violence spread to more than a dozen districts across Bangladesh this week after footage emerged on social media of the Koran incident.</p>.<p>At least four people were killed late Wednesday when police opened fire on a crowd of around 500 people attacking a Hindu temple in Hajiganj, one of several towns hit by the disturbances.</p>.<p>At least 150 Hindus were injured across the country, community leader Gobinda Chandra Pramanik told AFP, and at least 80 makeshift temples had been attacked. Authorities did not confirm the figures.</p>.<p>Hindus have often fallen victim to communal violence in the country of 169 million.</p>.<p>Local authorities said they have deployed extra security including paramilitary border guards to control any further unrest.</p>.<p>On Friday violence broke out in the capital Dhaka and Chittagong, prompting police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of brick-throwing Muslim protesters.</p>.<p>High-speed mobile phone internet services were shut down in an apparent bid to prevent the violence from spreading.</p>.<p>Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met leaders of the Hindu community on Thursday and promised stern action.</p>.<p>"So far around 90 people have been arrested. We will also hunt down all the masterminds," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Two Hindu men have been killed in fresh religious violence in Bangladesh, police officials said Saturday, taking the death toll to six from recent unrest in the Muslim-majority country.</p>.<p>Protests began on Wednesday after footage emerged of a Koran being placed on the knee of a Hindu god during celebrations for the Hindu festival Durga Puja. The minority community make up about 10 per cent of the population.</p>.<p>Police said the latest violence occurred in the southern town of Begumganj when hundreds of Muslims formed a street procession after Friday prayers on the final day of Durga Puja.</p>.<p>More than 200 protesters attacked a temple where members of the Hindu community were preparing to perform the last rituals of the 10-day festival, local police station chief Shah Imran told reporters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/religious-freedom-of-hindus-in-bangladesh-being-trampled-bjp-leaders-1040686.html" target="_blank">Religious freedom of Hindus in Bangladesh being trampled: BJP leaders</a></strong></p>.<p>The attackers beat and stabbed to death an executive member of the temple committee, he said.</p>.<p>On Saturday morning, another Hindu man's body was found near a pond next to the temple, district police chief Shahidul Islam told AFP.</p>.<p>"Two men have died since yesterday's attack. We are working to find the culprits," he added.</p>.<p>Anti-Hindu violence spread to more than a dozen districts across Bangladesh this week after footage emerged on social media of the Koran incident.</p>.<p>At least four people were killed late Wednesday when police opened fire on a crowd of around 500 people attacking a Hindu temple in Hajiganj, one of several towns hit by the disturbances.</p>.<p>At least 150 Hindus were injured across the country, community leader Gobinda Chandra Pramanik told AFP, and at least 80 makeshift temples had been attacked. Authorities did not confirm the figures.</p>.<p>Hindus have often fallen victim to communal violence in the country of 169 million.</p>.<p>Local authorities said they have deployed extra security including paramilitary border guards to control any further unrest.</p>.<p>On Friday violence broke out in the capital Dhaka and Chittagong, prompting police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of brick-throwing Muslim protesters.</p>.<p>High-speed mobile phone internet services were shut down in an apparent bid to prevent the violence from spreading.</p>.<p>Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met leaders of the Hindu community on Thursday and promised stern action.</p>.<p>"So far around 90 people have been arrested. We will also hunt down all the masterminds," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>