Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal denounced continuing hostility toward Hindus, Christians and Buddhists in Bangladesh and demanded that those behind a recent killing be brought to justice.
- Two Hindu men were lynched this month—Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh on December 18 and Amrit Mondal in Rajbari on December 24—intensifying fears over mob violence.
- Bangladeshi authorities have arrested multiple suspects in the Das case, while officials contend the Mondal killing was criminal rather than communal.
- India cited independent documentation of more than 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities during the interim government’s tenure and rejected narratives attempting to deflect blame onto New Delhi.
- Protests spread in Indian cities including Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Meerut, as diplomatic friction grew with envoy summons and partial visa service suspensions alongside Sheikh Hasina’s sharp criticism of the Yunus-led interim government and the return of BNP leader Tarique Rahman.