Overview
- Sheikh Hasina alleged the interim administration seized power illegally and is perpetrating “unspeakable atrocities” against non-Muslims, including setting “horrific precedents” of burning victims.
- A 25-year-old Hindu worker, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched in Mymensingh and his body was tied to a tree and set on fire, according to multiple reports.
- In a separate incident, Amrit Mondal (also known as Samrat) was beaten to death in Rajbari district late Wednesday, local media reported.
- The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council documented 2,442 attacks on minorities and more than 150 temples vandalised from August 2024 to July 2025.
- Recent unrest has been compounded by policy shifts under the interim government, including the release of Islamist leaders and lifting of the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, with India summoning Bangladesh’s envoy as protests spread after student leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s killing.