Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- She also sought the people's help to fight such efforts citing the deadly clashes between police and locals in Bhola's Borhanuddin over a Facebook post that allegedly hurt religious sentiments.

A hacker accessed a Hindu man's Facebook Messenger and published a screenshot of slanderous comments on social media sparking a firestorm of protests online and offline, police said.

Four people were killed and over 100 others, including 10 policemen, were injured in the clashes that erupted following a protest rally on Sunday morning.

At a meeting with Jubo League leaders in Dhaka in the evening, Hasina termed the incident "unfortunate" and described how police came under attack after screenshots of the conversation on the hac...