Another Hindu killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh where Dipu Chandra Das was lynched

Amid rising incidents of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a Hindu workers was shot dead by his colleague in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh, the same place where Dipu Chandra Das was lynched to death.

Bajendra Biswas, an Ansar member was shot in the thigh by the accused Ansar member Noman Mia. Biswas was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead. Cops have arrested the accused.

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Monindra Nath, Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Hindu Buddah Christian Unity Council has confirmed the incident.

This comes days after another Hindu man was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district.

The victim has been identified as Amrit Mondal alias Samrat. He was reportedly beaten to death over allegations of extortion.

Days before Mondal’s death, Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu garment factory worker, was lynched to death by a mob over allegations of blasphemy.

The mob later hanged his body and set it on fire, raising concerns over the safety of the minority community in the country.

His death prompted widespread criticism from India and protest from the Opposition Congress and some right-wing groups.

The Indian government also expressed concerns over the rising violence against Hindus and other minority groups in the Bangladesh, a country-marred by violence since the fall of Sheikh Hasina government.

However, Bangladesh dismissed India’s concerns over the recent attacks on Hindus and other minorities in the country as “exaggerated, or motivated narratives”.

“The Government of Bangladesh categorically rejects any inaccurate, exaggerated, or motivated narratives that misrepresent Bangladesh’s longstanding tradition of communal harmony,” a statement from the Bangaldeshi foreign ministry read.

The Ministry further alleged “systematic attempts” to portray criminal incidents as persecution of the Hindus.