Staff Reporter:
The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday strongly condemned the attack and vandalism at the his-toric Shah Ali Mazar in Mirpur, calling on the government to ensure a swift and impartial investigation into the incident.
In a statement, the party said the assault on a site of religious and historical significance was not only a sign of deteriorating law and order but also a grave threat to social harmony, coexistence and public safety.
The NCP’s Dhaka Metropolitan North unit urged law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice without delay and take effective measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
The party emphasized that shrines and mazars should be viewed not merely as centres of religious wor-ship, but as open spaces of social, cultural and human harmony for people of all faiths, communities and persuasions.
For generations, such places have served as symbols of mutual coexistence, respect and human connec-tion in our society, the statement reads.
NCP called on the government to take concrete steps to make the mazar premises a safe, orderly and inclusive space for visitors, devotees and ordinary citizens from across the country.
Earlier in the day, NCP Senior Joint Convener Ariful Islam Adeeb and Joint Convener Sarwar Tushar visited the mazar and held discussions with the shrine authorities.
The attack took place late Thursday night when a group of men stormed the century-old Shah Ali Bog-dadi Mazar in Mirpur-1, vandalising the premises and assaulting people present at the site.
