Munshiganj, Aug. 18 -- A youth was arrested on charges of posting allegedly blasphemous content on social media on Monday.

Kanai Chandra Das, 24, a final-year honors student of the Mathematics Department at Munshiganj Government Haraganga College and a resident of Satchar village in Kachua upazila of Chandpur.

He was staying at the Haraganga College hostel.

According to police, he allegedly shared a derogatory post about Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from a Facebook ID named Atheist Forum three days ago.

Tensions escalated on Monday morning after the post went viral, sparking outrage among students. Around noon, Das was reportedly physically assaulted by a group of his classmates on the college campus.

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