Dipu Chandra Das was reportedly lynched and hanged from a tree over allegations of making derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad in Mymensingh district on 18 December, 2025.
As the protestors marched towards the main advisory office, police blocked their way with barricades. Also, police and paramilitary units (BGB) used water cannons, tear gas, and sound grenades as part of a coordinated dispersal operation against the protestors.
In light of the security situation, India has advised dependents of Mission and Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step. The Indian Mission and all Posts continue to remain open and fully operational, as per sources.
Bangladesh's elite force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the three main accused in the murder of Khokon Das (50), a pharmacy owner and bKash agent from Shariatpur, Chief Adviser's Press Wing said on Sunday.
Bangladesh Awami League Chairperson and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended greetings for 2026 and called on citizens to unite to “save the country from this journey into darkness.”
The Awami League party will not be allowed to contest the February 2026 Bangladesh national parliamentary elections.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh today, after 17 years in exile.
The attack comes a day ahead of the arrival of BNP leader Tarique Rahman from exile in London to Dhaka.
Due to security concerns, Indian visa operations at IVAC Chittagong in Bangladesh will remain suspended until further notice.
A Hindu man was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh in the name of religion, and his body was set ablaze. Following the march, an effigy of Bangladesh Adviser Mohammad Yunus was burned.
