Overview
- New Delhi urged Dhaka to act swiftly and firmly, saying attempts to label recent assaults as personal or political disputes only embolden perpetrators.
- The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council logged 51 communal incidents in December 2025, including 10 murders and widespread looting, arson and illegal occupation.
- The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities documented 116 minority deaths from June 6, 2025 to January 5, 2026 across 45 districts, calling it a nationwide pattern.
- Fresh cases reported this week include the killing of grocery trader Moni Chakraborty, the shooting of journalist Rana Pratap Bairagi, the fatal burning of Khokon Chandra Das, and the reported poisoning death of Joy Mahapatro.
- UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel pressed London for diplomatic action, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has disputed external criticism as exaggerated, some arrests have followed high‑profile attacks, and diaspora groups are urging India to intervene.