Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said violence against minorities in Bangladesh “cannot be brushed aside,” condemning the killing of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
- Police and reports said Das was lynched in Mymensingh on December 18 and his body was set on fire, while a separate fatal assault of Amrit Mondal in Rajbari was described by local authorities as linked to alleged extortion.
- Arrests have been made in the Mymensingh case, and Bangladeshi investigators and RAB officials reported no evidence that Das had committed blasphemy.
- Protests erupted near the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi this week, and both countries summoned each other’s envoys as tensions grew over security and anti-India rhetoric.
- India reiterated support for peace, stability and free, fair, inclusive elections in Bangladesh on February 12, with officials saying they are closely tracking developments under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.