Mymensingh, Bangladesh — December 30, 2025:
A Hindu man was shot and killed inside a garment factory in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Monday evening, marking the third reported killing of a Hindu individual in roughly two weeks, raising serious concerns about the safety of religious minorities in the country.
According to police and eyewitnesses, 42-year-old Bajendra Biswas, a member of the Bangladesh Ansar auxiliary force, was stationed on security duty at Sultana Sweaters Limited, a factory in the Bhaluka upazila area.
The incident occurred around 6:45 pm, when Biswas’s co-worker, 29-year-old Noman Mia, also an Ansar member, allegedly pointed a government-issued shotgun at him during an interaction. The weapon discharged, fatally striking Biswas in the thigh. He was rushed to the nearby health complex but was declared dead on arrival. The accused has been arrested, and the firearm seized by police.
This shooting follows two other recent killings of Hindu men in the same region. Earlier in December, Dipu Chandra Das (27) was mob-lynched, beaten, hanged, and set on fire after being accused of derogatory remarks — in a case widely reported and condemned. Days later, another Hindu man was reportedly killed in a separate violent incident near Mymensingh.
The string of attacks has sparked domestic outrage and diplomatic tensions, with protests in India and calls for better protection of minorities in Bangladesh. Dhaka has described the recent crimes as isolated incidents rather than evidence of systematic persecution, rejecting broader claims of targeted violence.
