Bangladesh chaos: Yunus govt arrests 7 people over murder of Hindu man in Mymensingh
Bangladesh is gripped by chaos following the brutal lynching and burning of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh. Interim government head Muhammad Yunus confirmed seven arrests, condemning the violence and pledging justice.
New Delhi: Bangladesh has been rocked by chaos and anarchy, with a Hindu youth lynched and burned to death in Mymensingh district. The head of the country's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, said on Saturday that seven people have been arrested in connection with the murder.
What has Yunus said on the matter?
Amid the chaos in Bangladesh, the mob has killed a 27-year-old person named Dipu Chandra Das. Yunus took to X and said, "The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven individuals as suspects in the beating murder of Dipu Chandra Das (27), a Sanatan Hindu youth, in Baluka, Mymensingh.”
Who have been arrested in the incident?
Those who have been arrested in connection with the heinous incident are Md. Limon Sarkar (19), Md. Tarek Hossain (19), Md. Manik Mia (20), Nijum Uddin (20), Alomgir Hossain (38), Ershad Ali (39), and Md. Miraj Hossain Akon (46). They were arrested after RAB units carried out coordinated action in the area.
Why is Bangladesh in state of chaos?
Bangladesh is in the grip of anarchy after Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure of last year's July Uprising that ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, was shot in the head in Dhaka on December 12, and he died on Thursday at a hospital in Singapore.
The Yunus administration said on Friday, "We express deep condemnation over the incident in Mymensingh in which a Hindu man was beaten to death. There is no place for such violence in the new Bangladesh. No one involved in this brutal crime will be spared.” It called Hadi a martyr and urged people to avoid violence fueled by hatred.