Bangladesh Investigates Attack on Publisher Displaying Taslima Nasreen's Book
The interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has condemned the violence at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair and ordered a probe into the incident.
- A group of madrasa students attacked the Sabyasachi Publication stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka for displaying a book by exiled author Taslima Nasreen.
- The attackers vandalized the stall, threw out Nasreen's books, and reportedly forced its closure despite the book being removed earlier.
- Bangladesh's interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has condemned the attack as a violation of citizens' rights and ordered a thorough investigation.
- Police intervened to control the situation, taking both the publisher and the agitators to the station for questioning, and have since increased security at the fair.
- Taslima Nasreen, now living in exile, criticized the attack and accused the government of enabling extremist activities in the country.