Bangladesh: In an horrific incident an elderly Buddhist monk was found hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday. No group has claimed the responsibility, but killing of the monk resembles several recent murders which were suspected to be carried by Islamist militants.
“Villagers found Bhante (monk) Maung Shue U Chak’s dead body in a pool of blood inside the Buddhist temple this morning. He was hacked to death,” Jashim Uddin, deputy police chief of Bandarban, told media.
Mr. Uddin said the monk, thought to be 75, appeared to have been attacked by at least four people at the Buddhist temple in Baishari, some 350 km southeast of Dhaka early Saturday morning.
“We saw human footprints in the temple and found that four to five people entered the compound,” he added.
Suspected Islamists have been blamed for or claimed responsibility in dozens of murders of Sufi, Shiite and Ahmadi Muslims, Hindus, Christians and foreigners in recent years.
