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Bangladesh: Targeted Violence Continues Ahead of National Election, Rice Trader Stabbed to Death
The murder of a 62-year-old Hindu trader in his shop is part of over 2,000 communal violence incidents recorded since August 2024, raising minority safety concerns before elections.
- On Monday night, Susen Chandra Sarkar was hacked to death inside his Trishal shop at the Bogar Bazar intersection, Trishal Police Station officer-in-charge Muhammad Firoz Hossain said.
- With parliamentary elections on February 12 approaching, rights groups report increased attacks on minorities, and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council says it documented more than 2,000 incidents since August 2024.
- Around 11:00 pm, the shop remained closed unusually late and locals alerted authorities after unidentified assailants attacked Susen Chandra Sarkar with sharp weapons, leaving him inside and stealing several hundred thousand taka, Sujan Sarkar said.
- Amid heightened fear, local traders shut shops in protest and mourning as the killing sent shockwaves through the local business community in Trishal, while police and forensic teams from Trishal Police Station confirmed an active investigation exploring robbery, personal enmity, and communal violence.
- Rights groups say the killing highlights a pattern of violence, citing the Council's 51 incidents in December and accusing the Council of dismissing reports, including the December 18 lynching of Dipu Chandra Das.
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Hindu businessman in Bangladesh stabbed to death just days before election; family found him covered in blood
According to the reports, the incident happened at around 11 pm on Monday, February 9, when the unknown men attacked Sushen Chandra Sarkar with a sharp weapon. The assailants stabbed the Hindu trader to death, then closed the shutters of his shop, leaving him there.
·New Delhi, India
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