Overview
- Dhaka condemned the killing of Amrit Mondal in Rajbari and said preliminary findings point to an extortion-linked clash, urging people to avoid communal framing and warning against misleading statements.
- Police in Pangsha arrested Mondal’s associate Mohammad Selim and recovered firearms, with officials noting Mondal faced earlier murder and extortion cases and was accused of attempting to collect money from a villager.
- Investigators in the Mymensingh case arrested six more suspects, bringing the total to 18 after Dipu Chandra Das was lynched and his body burned; authorities have reported no evidence to support blasphemy claims.
- Hindu groups rallied in India, including protests by the VHP and Bajrang Dal in Puri, while Bangladesh’s National Hindu Mahajot demonstrated in Dhaka and visited Das’s family to offer support.
- Sheikh Hasina denounced the Yunus-led interim government for what she called atrocities against non-Muslims, as Indian celebrities and public figures amplified calls for justice and stronger minority protections.