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ISKCON temple, Chowmuhani

The temple was attacked during the October 2021 communal violence.

Chowmuhani, Noakhali · Chattogram Division

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: date not established

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

22.9450°, 91.1160° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

Marker identifies the town; it is not the exact temple parcel.
Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

Damage · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
15 October 2021 AD
Attackers vandalised the ISKCON temple premises.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
Attackers vandalised the ISKCON temple premises.
- 215 sued, 57 held over killing and vandalism at Noakhali temples ↗The Daily Star · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2021 Bangladesh communal violence — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
15 October 2021
- 215 sued, 57 held over killing and vandalism at Noakhali temples ↗The Daily Star · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2021 Bangladesh communal violence — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Mob attacking the Chowmuhani temple
- 215 sued, 57 held over killing and vandalism at Noakhali temples ↗The Daily Star · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2021 Bangladesh communal violence — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Chowmuhani — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.

Source context

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215 sued, 57 held over killing and vandalism at Noakhali temples ↗ · The Daily Star
17 October 2021: temple principal and police account of the Chowmuhani ISKCON attack. Describes allegations in an investigation, not adjudicated individual guilt.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct
2021 Bangladesh communal violence — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct
Chowmuhani — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct

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