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Bangladesh Minority Killings Mount as Police Call Hadi Slaying Political Vendetta

Authorities face growing scrutiny over security before the February 12 election.

The man, Mithun Sarkar, jumped into a pond to escape the mob chasing him over accusation of theft and died later
Mosque Imam, Identified As Key Accused In Dipu Das Lynching Case, Arrested in Bangladesh | Image: Republic
Sharif Osman Hadi’s death sparked massive protests in Bangladesh
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Overview

  • Two Hindu men were killed on January 5 in separate attacks, with Sarat Mani Chakraborty hacked to death in Narsingdi and Rana Pratap Bairagi shot in Jessore, according to local police reports.
  • Police said 25-year-old Mithun Sarkar died after jumping into water while fleeing a mob accusing him of theft in Naogaon, with his body recovered by a diving team.
  • Dhaka detectives filed a chargesheet in the Sharif Osman Hadi case naming 17 accused and alleging a political vendetta linked to Awami League-affiliated Jubo League and Chhatra League, with 12 in custody and five at large.
  • Investigators claimed some Hadi suspects crossed into India and that key planning occurred in Singapore, while India’s Border Security Force publicly rejected the cross-border allegation.
  • An opposition BNP volunteer-wing leader, Azizur Rahman Mosabbir, was shot dead in Dhaka as police also reported a new arrest in the December 18 lynching of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das.