The 1989 Bangladesh riots were a series of attacks against the Bengali Hindus in October - November, apparently as a reaction to the laying of the foundation of Ram temple adjacent to Demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in India.
[1] On 30 October 1989, Hindu shops were looted and set on fire in Chittagong, in spite of a curfew.
[2] On 11 November, a Muslim mob attacked Hindu shops and temples in Narsingdi[citation needed].
[3] The mob was led by Maulana Tajul Islam, who carried firearms and raised anti-Hindu slogans.
[2] On 17 November, the Hindu students of Brojomohun College in Barisal were attacked, beaten up and thrown out of the hostel.