Overview
- Khokon Chandra Das, 50, a pharmacy owner and bKash agent, died Saturday morning at Dhaka’s National Burn Institute after a Dec. 31 attack in Shariatpur.
- RAB teams detained Sohag Khan, Rabbi Molla/Mollah, and Palash Sardar in an overnight operation in Bajitpur, Kishoreganj, led by ASP Shahjahan of RAB‑14.
- Police say Das identified his assailants before his death, and authorities describe the arrested men as locally known criminals with alleged drug links.
- The attackers reportedly stopped his autorickshaw near Keurbhanga Bazaar, stabbed and robbed him, doused him with petrol, and set him on fire before locals rescued him and rushed him to hospital.
- Police are probing whether the assault was linked to cash he carried from his business, as family members demand justice and community leaders point to a spate of recent attacks on Hindus.