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Bangladesh interim government's elder advisor connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025) said that the authorities volition instrumentality work of the household of the Hindu idiosyncratic who was lynched connected blasphemy charges past week.
Education advisor C.R. Abrar met the bereaved household of 25-year-old Dipu Das, who was killed by a mob and his assemblage acceptable connected occurrence connected December 18 successful Mymensingh.
“The authorities has taken the responsibilities of taking attraction of Dipu Das’ child, woman and parents,” Mr. Abrar said, calling the sidesplitting of the garment mill idiosyncratic a “brutal transgression which has nary excuse”.
Mr. Abrar said up of gathering the family, helium held talks with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who asked him to convey to them the government’s “profound sorrow and deepest condolences”.
According to paper reports, Das’ begetter Rabi Chandra Das demanded justness for his son’s killing, describing the information of the household to the adviser.
Yunus confirms assistance for Das’ family
Mr. Yunus’s office, meanwhile, reconfirmed that fiscal and payment assistance would beryllium provided to Das’ family, and applicable authorities would stay successful adjacent interaction with them successful the coming period.
Twelve radical person been held truthful acold for their alleged engagement successful the murder.
Mr. Yunus’ property helping successful a connection connected Tuesday said “allegations, rumours oregon differences of content tin ne'er excuse violence, and nary idiosyncratic has the close to instrumentality the instrumentality into their ain hands”.
“The authorities reaffirmed its unwavering committedness to the regularisation of law, noting that the authorization to analyse alleged offences and guarantee justness done owed process rests solely with the state,” it said.
Protests
Das’ sidesplitting sparked wide protests by mill workers, students and rights groups successful Dhaka and elsewhere successful Bangladesh, portion India expressed its concerns arsenic well.
The mob onslaught coincided with the decease of a extremist right-wing taste radical Inqilab Mancha person Sharif Osman Hadi astatine a Singapore infirmary six days aft helium was changeable by masked gunmen successful Dhaka.
Hadi was a salient look successful the anti-government protests past twelvemonth that toppled Sheikh Hasina's government.
Following his death, Bangladesh witnessed a caller question of unrest, with a mob mounting alight the offices of the wide circulation Daily Star and Prothom Alo and 2 starring taste groups, Chhayanot and the Udichi Shilpi Goshti, which were founded successful the 1960s.
