Overview
- Victim Khokon Chandra Das, 50, was attacked near Keurbhanga Bazar in Damudya on New Year’s Eve, stabbed, doused with petrol and set alight before saving himself by jumping into a pond.
- Doctors said he suffered multiple stab wounds and serious burns; he was transferred from Shariatpur Sadar Hospital to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and remains in critical condition.
- Damudya police identified two local suspects, Rabbi and Sohag, and said efforts to arrest them are underway as investigators seek others who may have been involved.
- Das’s wife said he recognized two attackers and the family has no known disputes, a claim reported by local media as police continue to probe motive.
- The case follows recent killings of Hindus including Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal, and a factory shooting in Mymensingh, as India’s MEA cites nearly 2,900 incidents since the interim government took office and Bangladesh’s MFA rejects claims of systematic persecution.