Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the violence a matter of grave concern and said those responsible for the recent lynching must be brought to justice.
- Two killings drew focus this month: factory worker Dipu Chandra Das was beaten and his body burned in Mymensingh, and Amrit Mondal was fatally assaulted in Rajbari after extortion allegations.
- Bangladeshi authorities condemned the Mymensingh lynching and have taken suspects into custody, with at least a dozen arrests reported in that case.
- India cited independent counts of more than 2,900 incidents against minorities during the Yunus-led interim tenure, rejecting attempts to dismiss the trend as media exaggeration or mere political violence.
- Protests in India and reciprocal diplomatic steps, including envoy summons and curtailed visa services, unfolded as Bangladesh heads toward February elections and BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns to Dhaka.