Overview
- Sushen Chandra Sarkar, 62, a rice trader, was hacked to death inside his Trishal, Mymensingh shop around 11 pm on February 9, according to local police.
- Family members found Sarkar inside after attackers pulled down the shutter; his son alleges several hundred thousand taka were stolen, and no arrests have been reported.
- On election eve, the body of Ratan Shuvo Kar, 28, a tea worker, was recovered in Moulvibazar with hands and feet tied and visible injuries, police said.
- Investigators sent both bodies for autopsy and are examining whether Kar’s killing was election-related, while the motive in Sarkar’s case remains unestablished.
- Rights groups report a broader escalation in attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, citing dozens of incidents since December and warning of further risks during the vote.