Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission visited the places of these occurrences and expressed solidarity with the community in distress. "We are ashamed, aggrieved, sorry and asking for your forgiveness," Mizanur Rahman told a crowd while visiting Shima Bihar temple at Ramu in Cox's Bazar. He said, this type of incident was a crime not only against the minority people but also against the state and nation as well. He also urged the government to identify the pertetrators and bring them to justice after proper investigation. Satyapriya Mohathero, Principal of the temple, told the Chairman, NHRC that the monastery, which was not only a temple but also a museum of the history of Buddhism, had been lost forever. He demanded security of his community as well as of the temples from the NHRC Chairman. Immediately after the visit the NHRC made concrete recommendations to the Government to ameliorate the situation, revive confidence and sense of security among the religious minorities and suggested punitive actions against the perpetrators. Smile of conciliation A retied officer of the Bangladesh Navy brought a complaint before the Commission to the effect that while he was walking along the footpath in North Kafrul region of the capital, he was hit by piece of brick falling from a height of a roadside building under construction. He was severely injured, had to be hospitalized and subsequently the doctor found that his eye sight was badly affected. However, the doctors assured him that proper surgery could revive his eyesight. But that was expensive and not within the ability of the retired officer. The NHRC summoned the respondent, the owner of the building along with the execu- Prof. Dr. Mizanur Rahman, visiting Jail in Dinajpur. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT, 2012 33