( CNN ) -- Crowds of angry Muslims attacked Buddhist shrines and homes , torching some of them Sunday in Bangladesh to protest after a photo of a partially burned Quran was posted on Facebook , police said . The protesters chanted anti-Buddhist slogans , blaming the burning of the Muslim holy book on a Buddhist boy , district police superintendent Saleem Jahangir said . The boy is tagged in the photo but did not post it himself , Jahangir said . The boy 's account has been deleted and police are not naming him . The violence began in Ramu in Cox 's Bazar , a town south of the capital Dhaka on the coast , early Sunday and it spread in the adjacent areas through Sunday evening , Jainul Bari , administrative chief of the tourist district , told CNN . `` We 've called in army along with paramilitary troopers and police who were constantly guarding the areas to ward off any further violence , '' Bari said . At least seven temples were burned in Ramu and five others were damaged in other areas , police said . At least 50 houses were damaged or destroyed , they said . Police were not able to provide information on the number of people injured in the violence . `` Now the situation is under control , '' Jahangir said . Bangladesh Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir , who visited the scene of the violence Sunday , said blamed the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the attacks . The minister said the violence was planned , citing evidence of gunpowder and petrol found in the burnt monasteries and houses . The government formed a committee to investigate the violence , with a report due in 10 days . The south Asian nation is about 90 % Muslim , the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life estimated in its 2011 survey of the global Muslim population . It is less than 1 % Buddhist . Actual or reported Quran burning has led to violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan . Relatively peaceful Bangladesh was one of many countries that saw demonstrations recently against the online video `` The Innocence of Muslims , '' which portrays the prophet Mohammed as a womanizer and child abuser . CNN 's Zarifmo Aslamshoyeva contributed to this report .
NEW : At least 12 temples , 50 houses are damaged or destroyed , officials say . The quake was felt as far away as the capital of Kathmandu, where people were sleeping in tents and on streets after being shaken by a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal late Friday night. The account of the Buddhist boy tagged in the photo is deleted . Bangladeshi Muslims also recently protested against the online film `` The Innocence of Muslims ''