Bangladesh: 10 Arrested in Hindu Youth Lynching Case
Dipu Chandra Das was allegedly beaten to death by a mob over accusations of blasphemy
Dhaka: Ten individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu youth, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended seven suspects, while the police arrested three others.
Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, confirmed the arrests in a post on X, stating, “10 arrested in the Mymensingh Hindu Youth Beating Murder Case.”
He added, “Law enforcement agencies have arrested ten individuals in connection with the beating murder of Dipu Chandra Das (27), a Sanatan Hindu youth, in Bhaluka, Mymensingh.”
Those arrested by RAB are Md. Limon Sarkar (19), Md. Tarek Hossain (19), Md. Manik Mia (20), Ershad Ali (39), Nijum Uddin (20), Alomgir Hossain (38), and Md. Miraj Hossain Akon (46). The police arrested Md. Azmol Hasan Sagir (26), Md. Shahin Mia (19), and Md. Nazmul.
According to authorities, RAB and police conducted coordinated operations at various locations to detain the accused.
Dipu Chandra Das was allegedly beaten to death by a mob over accusations of blasphemy. His body was later set on fire, triggering widespread outrage and condemnation across the country.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council strongly condemned the killing, stating that on December 18 around 9 pm, miscreants brutally assaulted the garment worker, hung his body from a tree, and set it ablaze—acts that severely undermined communal harmony.
The lynching occurred amid national unrest following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi, the convenor of Inqilab Moncho and a prospective parliamentary candidate for the February 2026 national elections, died on December 18, 2025, in Singapore while undergoing treatment for gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in Dhaka.
Hadi was shot at close range on December 12 while travelling by rickshaw in the Bijoynagar area of the capital. Police said two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire before fleeing the scene.
His funeral prayers concluded on Saturday in Bangladesh, drawing a large crowd. In accordance with his family’s wishes, Sharif Osman Hadi was buried beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
