Overview
- Protests led by VHP and Bajrang Dal in New Delhi saw clashes near the Bangladesh High Commission, with similar demonstrations reported in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jammu and Agartala.
- Dhaka summoned India’s high commissioner over security at Bangladeshi missions and requested help to prevent suspects in the Hadi case from escaping to India, as New Delhi also called in Bangladesh’s envoy.
- Bangladesh’s interim government condemned mob violence, and Education Adviser C R Abrar met lynching victim Dipu Das’s family, pledging state support for his child, wife and parents.
- Authorities say the Hadi murder will be tried under the Speedy Trial Tribunal Act, which targets completion within 90 days after the police report, with at least 10 arrests in that case and about a dozen in the Das case.
- Inqilab Moncho is pressing for justice before the February 12 election, Hadi’s brother publicly alleged government involvement in the killing, and Yunus has reaffirmed the poll date as Tarique Rahman’s return is expected on Thursday.