Minorities under fire in Bangladesh

For generations, the small Hindu temple outside the capital in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was a quiet place to pray before arsonists ripped open its roof this month in the latest post-revolution unrest.

Dhaka - For generations, the small Hindu temple outside the capital in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was a quiet place to pray before arsonists ripped open its roof this month in the latest post-revolution unrest.

It is only one of a string of attacks targeting religious minorities since a student-led uprising toppled long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August.

"We don't feel safe," said Hindu devotee Swapna Ghosh in the village of Dhour, where attackers broke into the 50-year-old family temple to the goddess Lakshmi and set fire to its treasured idols on December 7.