Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal urged Dhaka to act swiftly and criticized efforts to recast communal attacks as personal or political disputes.
- BHBCUC reported 51 communal incidents in December, including 10 killings, and local tallies say four more Hindus were killed in January, bringing deaths since December to 14.
- Recent cases cited include the stabbing death of grocery seller Moni (Sarat) Chakraborty in Narsingdi and the shooting of journalist Rana Pratap Bairagi in Jashore, with earlier killings of Khokon Chandra Das and Dipu Chandra Das.
- UK MP Priti Patel wrote to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper seeking stronger British engagement, citing reports of at least six Hindus killed within 18 days and requesting assurances on protections.
- Dhaka has previously rejected New Delhi’s characterizations as inaccurate, even as police report arrests in some cases, and minority groups warn the violence is fueling fear ahead of the parliamentary vote.