US EditionBangladesh Ansar member shot dead by colleague, accused arrested: Another communal murder?
Bajendra Biswas, one of about 20 Ansar security personnel at the factory, was fatally shot in an incident police say may have been accidental while the motive is under investigation.
- On Monday, Bajendra Biswas, a 40-year-old member of the Bangladesh Ansar, was shot inside Sultana Sweaters Limited in Mehrabari, Bhaluka, and Noman Mia, Ansar member, was arrested.
- With circumstances unclear, police have launched an inquiry into whether the shot was accidental, and Bhaluka Model Police Station investigators are probing the incident after eyewitnesses said a colleague's shotgun discharged while they sat together.
- Around 20 Ansar personnel were on duty when the victim was rushed to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex after being shot, and the body was sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue.
- Authorities have opened legal proceedings and urged witnesses to assist the investigation, as local authorities and investigators probe the shooting amid protests by BJP activists and demonstration participants over minority safety.
- Following the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, the new killing deepens concern over minority safety as Bangladeshi investigators arrested 12 in the prior case and ruled out blasphemy.
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Bangladesh Ansar member shot dead by colleague, accused arrested: Another communal murder?
A 40-year-old security guard was killed after being shot inside a garment factory in Bangladesh on Monday evening, with police saying the firing was likely accidental and carried out by a fellow guard on duty.
The incident occurred at around 6:45 pm on Monday, December 29, inside Sultana Sweaters Limited (Labib Group) in the Mehrabari area. Bajendra Biswas (42) was shot dead while on security duty inside the factory. Police have arrested the accused, Noman Mia (29).
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