Overview
- The victim, identified as 23–25-year-old Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, died on January 23 after a fire engulfed the garage where he worked and slept in Narsingdi.
- Investigators say video shows a person near the garage, with the latest police account noting footage of someone lighting straw outside, and no arrests have been announced.
- Authorities have filed a case and are testing whether the fire resulted from an external act such as arson or from an electrical fault.
- Family members and local witnesses allege a planned killing, with some reports describing petrol being poured on the shutter from outside, claims police have not confirmed.
- Community leaders and India’s Ministry of External Affairs cite the incident as part of broader concerns over minority safety ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 election.