Bangladesh police have arrested and charged a publisher after Islamists in the Muslim-majority nation warned of violent protests over one of his books which they deemed offensive, an officer said Tuesday.
Police also shut down Shamsuzzoha Manik`s stall at the country`s book fair in Dhaka where he was selling copies of "Islam Bitorko" (Islam Debate), which includes a controversial chapter on sex and Muslims.
"There was a chapter entitled `Muslim Manosher Jouna Bikriti` (sexual perversion of the Muslim mind). The contents were offensive," said senior police officer Abu Baker Siddique.
"We got complaints from many people and we were worried that it could trigger a serious deterioration of law and order," he told AFP.