Why in news:

• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated  a famous Hindu shrine that was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh during the war of 1971.

About the temple

• The Ramna Kali Bari used to be a famous landmark of Dhaka where a Kali temple stood for centuries.
• The temple was targeted after the beginning of the Operation Searchlight of the Pakistan army that targeted the political Opposition and the religious minorities of East Pakistan. 
  • Operation Searchlight was the codename for a planned military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in former East Pakistan in March 1971.

 Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-kovind-to-inaugurate-renovated-ramna-kali-mandir-in-dhaka/article37963947.ece