A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has filed a petition in India's Allahabad High Court to open 22 closed rooms of the Taj Mahal to ascertain reports of “hidden” idols of Hindu deities.

Miscreants vandalise five idols of Hindu gods and goddesses in Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur.

Masked miscreants attack a temple and desecrate at least six idols at Gurudashpur upazila in Natore.

We are unnerved by the news from Satkhira where six idols of a Hindu temple have been desecrated by miscreants only hours before the start of the Durga Puja.

Miscreants desecrate six idols at a temple in Satkhira Sadar upazila early today, hours before start of the Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu religious festival.

Unidentified miscreants desecrate newly made 14 idols of Hindu gods and goddesses at a temple in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira last night, 12 days ahead of Durga Puja.