Overview
- The killing occurred early Friday at Karim Filling Station in Rajbari when a black SUV allegedly ran over 30-year-old attendant Ripon Saha after taking fuel worth about Tk 5,000 without paying.
- Police seized the SUV and detained its registered owner, Abul Hashem, 55, and the driver, Kamal Hossain, 43.
- Rajbari Sadar Police said the act was intentional, they will file a murder case, and CCTV footage corroborates the sequence at the pump.
- Local reports identify Hashem as a former treasurer of the BNP’s Rajbari district unit and former president of the district Jubo Dal.
- The case comes during a rise in attacks on Hindus, with BHBCUC citing 51 incidents in December 2025, India expressing concern this month, and a separate killing of trader Liton Chandra in Gazipur on Saturday.