Dinajpur (Bangladesh): A Hindu family’s house was set on fire in the Birganj sub-district of Dinajpur district. The Hindu population in Bangladesh has faced a series of attacks, some fatal, after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's government in August 2024. The hostility has increased following the killing of radical youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi in December.
According to preliminary information, unidentified individuals allegedly torched the residence. The family members are reported to be safe, though the house was extensively damaged in the blaze.
Locals rushed to the spot and helped douse the fire before it could spread further. Authorities are yet to release an official statement on the incident.
Earlier this week, a young Hindu tea garden worker's bloodied body was found with his hands and legs tied with ropes in the Moulvibazar area in northeast Bangladesh.
Police recovered the body of 28-year-old Ratan Shuvo Kar from a tea garden in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila, about 200 kms northeast of Dhaka, on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Ratan Shuvo Kar, a worker of Champara Tea Garden under Islampur union, The Daily Star reported, quoting Kamalganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Awal.
Locals spotted the body in the garden around 10:00 am and informed authorities, the report said.
According to locals, the body bore visible injury marks and was found in a bloodied condition.
Ratan’s elder brother, Laxman Kar, said the family had been searching for him since night. “This morning (Wednesday), we were informed that his body was lying in the garden. We went there and identified him. We do not know why he was killed,” he said.
Earlier on Monday, 62-year-old Hindu trader Susen Chandra Sarkar was hacked to death by unidentified men inside his shop at the Bogar Bazar intersection in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh.
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