A notorious Awami League MP (Comilla-6 constituency) named Bahauddin Bahar, who made derogatory comments about Durga Puja last year, has now taken refuge in India.
Bahauddin and his daughter Tahseen Bahar Suchana fled conflict-torn Bangladesh following the ouster of the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Given that he belonged to the same party as Hasina and ‘protestors’ began hunting down the ruling politicians, Bahauddin escaped to India illegally about 10 days ago. He is currently staying with a politician in Kolkata and reportedly paying ₹10k each day for his stay.
কুমিল্লার সাবেক এমপি বাহাউদ্দিন বাহার এবং তার মেয়ে কুমিল্লা সিটি করপোরেশনের সাবেক মেয়র তাহসিন বাহার সুচনা ভারতে পালিয়েছেন। বর্তমানে বাবা মেয়ে কলকাতায় এক রাজনৈতিক নেতার আশ্রয়ে রয়েছেন।#BartaCenter #বার্তাসেন্টার pic.twitter.com/KsJWjDN5w1
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Bahauddin’s daughter Tahseen entered India on Thursday (29th August) night through the Charanal border of Comilla’s Burichong upazila. A day later, she reportedly became active on Facebook.
On Saturday (31st August), she reached Kolkata after staying a day in Buxnagar. The illegal immigration was facilitated by one trader, close to an influential Awami League leader.
According to reports, Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter are planning to seek refuge in London.
House of Bahauddin Bahar vandalised, set on fire
Earlier on 5th August, it was reported that a mob of anti-government protestors attacked the residence of Bahauddin Bahar, located in Manoharpur Munsefbari area in Comilla city of Bangladesh.
In visuals that surfaced on social media, the protestors could be seen storming his house and later setting it ablaze.
The house of Awami Illegal Member of Parliament of Comilla-6 Constituency AKM Bahauddin Bahar was extensively vandalized and set on fire by the agitated crowd.
— Avinash K S🇮🇳 (@AvinashKS14) August 5, 2024
The attack was carried out at Manoharpur Munsefbari area of Comilla city around 3:30 pm (August 5).#Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/u3U0KhJXCN
Awami League MP mocked Durga Puja, party goons attacked Hindus
On 4th October 2023, the Awami League MP (Comilla-6 constituency) stirred the hornet’s test by labelling Durga Puja as ‘Madjukto Puja‘ (festival of alcohol).
Bahauddin Bahar also claimed that if alcohol consumption was decreased, then, the number of Puja pandals would go down. He made similar comments associating ‘Durga Puja with alcohol’ on 12th October last year.
The development was confirmed by Rana Das Gupta, the General Secretary of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.
When Hindus took out a protest march against the targeting of Durga Puja, they came under attack from amists belonging to the ‘Chhatra League’ and ‘Jubo League’.
