Will quit if proven using abusive words on Hindus: Sayedul

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Hoque has said he will quit as minister if anyone can prove that he used ‘abusive language’ against the Hindu community.

He came up with the remark at a press conference held at Ashutosh Pilot High School in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Sunday.

On October 30, a group of religious zealots looted and vandalised fifteen temples and more than a hundred Hindu homes after protests over a Facebook post that allegedly ‘insulted Islam.’  

Leveling the matter totally false, fabricated and conspiratorial, the minister said the accusations against him have been raised by his enemies.

On October 30, a group of religious zealots looted and vandalised fifteen temples and more than a hundred Hindu homes after protests over a Facebook post that allegedly ‘insulted Islam.’  

The minister, who represents Brahmanbarhia-1 in parliament, faced much flak for not visiting his constituency in the days following the attack and highly criticised for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Hindus following