Overview
- Rights groups reported 51 incidents targeting minorities in December, including 10 murders, 23 cases of looting or property seizures, and four arrests over alleged religious defamation.
- Sarat Mani Chakraborty was hacked to death in Narsingdi and Rana Pratap Bairagi was shot in Jessore, taking recent reported minority killings to at least six in about 18 days.
- A separate case on Tuesday saw Mithun Sarkar die after being chased by a mob accusing him of theft in Naogaon, underscoring the spread of mob violence.
- Police say investigations are in progress and have not established a common motive, though suspects were arrested in the Shariatpur attack on Khokon Chandra Das.
- Advocacy groups allege attempts to intimidate minority voters and demand action from the government and Election Commission, while analysts link the surge to weakened policing under the interim administration and the UK has called for accountability.