U.S. lawmaker condemns killing of Hindu garment factory worker in Bangladesh

Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna has condemned the sidesplitting of a Hindu garment mill idiosyncratic successful Bangladesh, urging the planetary assemblage to talk retired against specified “vile acts of hatred and bigotry”.

Dipu Chandra Das, 27, was lynched by a mob and his assemblage acceptable connected occurrence implicit alleged blasphemy successful Baluka successful Bangladesh's Mymensingh territory earlier this month. About 12 radical person been arrested truthful acold successful transportation with the murder.

In a societal media station connected Saturday (December 27, 2025), Mr. Khanna said the sidesplitting of Das is "horrific.” He stated, "My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. We indispensable unequivocally condemn and talk retired against these vile acts of hatred and bigotry,” said the Democratic lawmaker who represents California's 17th Congressional District, located successful the bosom of Silicon Valley.

Last week, the United Nations besides expressed interest implicit the caller unit successful Bangladesh. “Yes, we're precise acrophobic astir the unit that we've seen successful Bangladesh,” Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said astatine a regular property briefing.

He was responding to a question connected the Secretary-General’s absorption to attacks connected minorities, peculiarly the caller lynchings of Hindus successful the country.

"Whether it's successful Bangladesh oregon immoderate different country, radical who don't beryllium to the ‘majority’ request to consciousness harmless and each Bangladeshis request to consciousness safe. And we're assured that the authorities volition bash what it tin to support each azygous Bangladeshi safe,” Mr. Dujarric had said.