The 2016 Nasirnagar violence was an attack on the minority Hindu community led by radical Islamist groups in Nasirnagar Upazila, Bangladesh over an allegedly defamatory social media post by a Hindu fisherman against Islam on 30 October 2016.
The house of Rasraj was vandalized and Shankar Sen, priest of Gaur Temple at Mahakal Para was seriously injured.
The local Member of Parliament and then Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, Mohammad Sayedul Haque, was partly blamed for the incident following derogatory remarks.
[12][4][13] The "mastermind" behind the incident was identified as Dewan Atiqur Rahman Akhi, chairman of Haripur Union and a member of the Awami League.
No blasphemous image was uploaded from the mobile device of Rasraj Das, a forensic report said.
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives had temporarily suspended Akhi from his Union Parishad member post on January 23, 2017.
Akhtar Mia, and Abul Hashem received the nomination of the chairman of Union Parishad from the Awami League.
The Awami League withdrew the nominations of Abul Hashem and Atiqur Rahman Akhi on October 13 amid widespread criticism.