US EditionBangladesh: Hindu Auto Driver Beaten to Death Amid Rising Attacks on Minorities, Say Local Media – Firstpost
Samir Das was killed in a pre-planned attack amid rising assaults on Hindu minorities, linked to post-2024 political unrest in Bangladesh, police say.
- On Sunday night, Samir Das, a Hindu auto-rickshaw driver, was beaten to death in Daganbhuiyan, Chittagong district.
- The majority Muslim nation of 170 million has been in turmoil since the 2024 uprising, and the resurgence of Islamist forces has alarmed religious minorities.
- Attackers thrashed and stabbed the driver to death, then stole his battery-operated auto-rickshaw, while Police in Daganbhuiyan said the murder involved country-made weapons and appears pre-planned.
- Victim's family will file a First Information Report and police have launched an operation to identify and arrest the culprits, Police said.
- India publicly slammed Bangladesh over the treatment of Hindus, drawing international attention to minority attacks, while Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh, accused India of exaggerating the scale of the violence.
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Police and local sources said Das did not return home on Sunday night, prompting his family to search for him across the area. When they failed to locate him, they informed the police.
Bangladesh: Hindu auto driver beaten to death amid rising attacks on minorities, say local media – Firstpost
A 28-year-old Hindu auto-rickshaw driver, Samir Das, was beaten and stabbed to death by attackers in Daganbhuiyan, Chittagong, on Sunday evening, amid rising violence against minorities in Bangladesh.
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