Overview
- India’s foreign ministry said hostility toward minorities in Bangladesh “cannot be brushed aside,” citing over 2,900 documented incidents during the interim government’s tenure and urging that those responsible be punished.
- Bangladesh police arrested six more suspects in the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh, raising the total in custody to 18, according to senior officials.
- Rapid Action Battalion officers said they found no evidence that Das posted content insulting religious sentiments, underscoring doubts about the blasphemy claim linked to his lynching.
- Police reported a separate fatal attack on Amrit Mondal in Rajbari district, saying he was beaten by locals over alleged extortion, days after Das’s killing.
- Protests gathered pace in Bangladesh and India, with Hindu groups demonstrating in Dhaka and at locations including the Puri Jagannath temple and outside Bangladeshi missions.