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A Hindu businessman, who was brutally attacked, hacked and acceptable connected occurrence 3 days ago, died connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) successful Bangladesh, reports and a number religion radical person said.
This is the 5th decease of a idiosyncratic from the Hindu assemblage since December, and extremist groups successful Bangladesh are visibly trying to intimidate the number faiths, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council spokesperson Kajol Debnath said.
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Khokon Chandra Das, 50, was assaulted adjacent Keurbhanga Bazar successful Damudya successful Shariatpur district, astir 100 kilometres southbound of Dhaka, connected Wednesday (December 31, 2025) nighttime portion returning location aft closing his shop.
“Das died this greeting aft battling for beingness for 3 days,” Mr. Debnath confirmed.
Das, who ran a medicine store and mobile banking business, was travelling successful an autorickshaw erstwhile the attackers intercepted the conveyance and allegedly bushed him up, hacked him with crisp weapons and past poured petrol connected his caput earlier mounting him connected fire, media reports had said connected Thursday (January 1, 2026).
In a bid to prevention himself, Das jumped into a roadside pond arsenic locals raised an alarm. The attackers fled the scene, constabulary said, adding that helium was rescued by locals, taken to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, and past referred to Dhaka owed to the severity of his injuries.
Doctors successful Dhaka said Das suffered aggregate injuries crossed his body, including a superior coiled to his abdomen, on with pain injuries connected his face, caput and hands.
“This is the 5th decease of a Hindu antheral successful 1 period [December]. During the month, we recorded 7 attacks connected the community,” Ms. Debnath said, fearing rightwing extremist groups successful Bangladesh were trying to intimidate the number faiths.
“The usage of petrol oregon gunpowder to torch idiosyncratic oregon someone’s household is an ominous sign, not conscionable transgression acts... possibly we are witnessing the emergence of a extremist [rightwing] culture,” Mr. Debnath said.
On December 18, 25-year-old Dipu Chandra Das was lynched by a mob and his assemblage acceptable connected occurrence implicit alleged blasphemy successful Mymensingh city.
A week later, connected December 23, unidentified men acceptable connected occurrence a Qatar expatriate workers Shukh Shil and Anil Shil's location successful Raojan country connected the outskirts of Chattogram, but the residents managed to travel retired of the gathering unharmed.
On December 24, different Hindu antheral Amrit Mondal was lynched implicit alleged extortion successful Rajbari town's Pangsha upazila.
Mr. Debnath, however, did not elaborate connected the different 2 deaths.
According to the 2022 census, the Hindu colonisation successful Bangladesh is astir 13.13 million, which accounts for astir 7.9% of the country's full population.
There has been a spate of unit targeting the number assemblage successful the state successful the past fewer weeks, and mob unit oregon clandestine attacks person emerged arsenic a large situation successful Bangladesh’s changed governmental landscape, governmental observers said.
Several 100 Sufi shrines of wide Muslim saints who preached Islam successful the portion were attacked and damaged arsenic good successful the past 1 twelvemonth and successful 1 specified caller incident, the fanatic elements dug up the assemblage of a spiritual antheral and acceptable it connected occurrence damaging his shrine.
