Overview

• Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu leader in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, was abducted and beaten to death on April 17, 2025, with his body recovered the same evening.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs strongly condemned the killing, labeling it part of a broader pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government led by Prof. Mohammed Yunus.
• Bangladesh police, led by officer-in-charge Abdus Sabur, are preparing to file charges and working to identify and arrest the suspects involved in Roy’s murder.
• Indian political opposition, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, criticized the Modi government for perceived inaction and called for urgent diplomatic engagement with Bangladesh to address minority rights violations.
• India cited parliamentary data showing 76 attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh over the past two months, resulting in 23 deaths, further escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations.