Dhaka, September 26 (Daily Kiran) : Authorities in Dhaka are investigating the alarming discovery of a Hindu man’s body found floating in a drum. The incident occurred in the Begunbari area of Mymensingh district, raising further concerns about the safety of minority communities in Bangladesh.
The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Niranjan Chandra Sutradhar, who co-owned a jewelry shop in the Atharbari Building area of Mymensingh. According to reports from The Daily Ittefaq, police have yet to determine the circumstances surrounding his death or identify any suspects, with no arrests made as of Friday.
Mohammad Shibirul Islam, the officer in charge of the Kotwali Model Police Station, noted that the victim bore multiple stab wounds on his head and chest. Authorities believe that Niranjan was murdered before being placed in the drum and discarded in the water.
A token from the Mymensingh Hindu Cooperative Credit Union Limited was found in the victim’s pants pocket, which helped police confirm his identity. Family members, including his wife Sumita Rani Sutradhar and son Joy Sutradhar, later identified the body.
Local residents alerted officials after spotting the drum near a canal on Wednesday morning, prompting police to retrieve the body. This incident highlights a troubling trend of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, which has been escalating in recent years.
The situation has drawn criticism from the Awami League, which has raised questions about the safety of minorities under the current Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration. They recalled the violence experienced by minority communities during the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami coalition government from 2001 to 2006, suggesting that similar patterns of abuse are re-emerging in 2026.
The party stated, “Attacks on temples, arson, land grabbing, and brutal sexual violence against women are all issues we are witnessing again in 2026.” They referenced the brutal murder of retired Hindu teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and his family in Rangpur as an example of the government’s failure to protect religious minorities, indicating a persistent pattern of oppression that dates back to the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Tensions continue to rise as the safety of minority communities remains a pressing concern in Bangladesh.
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