Ten arrested over mob lynching of Hindu youth in Bangladesh's Mymensingh
Guwahati: Ten people have been arrested in connection with the killing of 25-year-old Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das in Bhaluka, Mymensingh.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended seven suspects, while the police arrested three others.
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s Interim Government, confirmed the arrests on X, stating that all ten individuals were detained in relation to the case.
Those arrested by RAB include 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. Law enforcement carried out operations across multiple locations to detain the suspects.
Dipu Chandra Das was reportedly beaten to death by a mob over allegations of blasphemy, and his body was set on fire, causing widespread outrage across Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council condemned the killing, calling it a severe attack on communal harmony.
In a statement, the council said the incident took place on December 18, around 9:00 pm, when a group of attackers targeted Das, a garment worker, in Bhaluka.
The lynching occurred amid national unrest following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
Hadi, convenor of the student group Inqilab Moncho and a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming February 2026 elections, died in Singapore on December 18 while receiving treatment for gunshot wounds sustained during an attack in Dhaka.
Hadi had been shot on December 12 while travelling by rickshaw in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar area. Police reported that two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire before fleeing.
His funeral service, held on Saturday, drew a large crowd, and he was buried beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in accordance with his family’s wishes.