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Bangladesh Student Tensions Rise Over Cow Slaughter Near Temple
- •A student group linked to Jamaat-e-Islami held a cow-slaughter event at Jagannath University to protest administration restrictions.
- •The controversy began after students cooked beef khichdi near a campus temple, sparking objections from Hindu students.
- •Temple committee member Joy Saha stated that cooking beef directly in front of the temple hurt religious sentiments.
- •University proctor Dr Azam Khan noted that administration instructions urged students to avoid animal sacrifice near the temple during the Puja period.
- •Some Hindu students clarified they had no objection to the event as long as it did not take place near the temple premises.
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The controversy began late on October 12 when students cooked khichdi containing beef near a temporary Hindu temple on the Jagannath University campus. This led to objections from temple committee members who stated that cooking it directly in front of the temple hurt their religious sentiments.
Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, held a cow-slaughter event on Friday to protest the university administration's restrictions on animal slaughter near the campus temple. Abdul Aalim Aarif confirmed the event was organized as a protest against these restrictions.
University proctor Dr Azam Khan stated that the administration urged students to refrain from animal sacrifice near the temple premises because it coincided with the time of Puja. He noted that the administration had issued similar instructions previously to maintain harmony.
