Hindu man shot dead inside Bangladesh garments factory, third minority community member killed in two weeks | World News
A Hindu man was shot dead inside a garments factory in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh drict. The victim, identified as Bajendra Biswas, a member of the Bangladesh Ansar, a paramilitary force under the Minry of Home Affairs, was killed on Monday evening inside the Sultana Sweaters Limited factory in Mehrabari.The 40-year-old was one of the nearly two dozen Ansar members who were deployed at the garment factory on security duty.
Same area: Bhaluka in Myemansingh — where Dipu Chandra Das was lynched to death — another #BangladeshiHindu Bajendra Biswas — is killed. Though it is claimed, the gunshot was unintentional. Accused Noman Miyan (in photo) is in custody. pic.twitter.com/tlfChiBVtG— Anindya (@AninBanerjee) December 30, 2025
Another Ansar member, identified as Noman Mia, has been arrested the police in connection with the murder.
Circumstances that led to the death are still unclear, but according to local media reports, citing eyewitnesses, it could have been a case of accidental fire.
Biswas and Mia were seated together inside the factory when the latter’s firearm discharged allegedly accidentally, hitting the victim on his left shoulder.
Biswas was rushed to a local hospital, but declared dead on arrival doctors.Story continues below this ad
Probe underway
Officer-in-Charge of Bhaluka Model Police Station, Md. Zahidul Islam was quoted as saying Khaborwala that the suspect has been arrested and an investigation has been launched to ascertain if the shooting was accidental or if there was any underlying motive.
BREAKING🚨: A minority Hindu, Bajendra Biswas (40), an Ansar (Defence Committee) member, was shot dead a colleague in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The accused, Ansar member Noman Mia, has been arrested. Motive remains unclear. pic.twitter.com/mxaBo9k0It— AsiaWarZone (@AsiaWarZone) December 30, 2025
Lynching of Dipu Chandra Das
Mymensingh, which is located in north-central Bangladesh, was recently in the news over the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man who was lynched over false allegations of blasphemy amid the protests in the country over the death of youth leader Osman Hadi.
West Bengal LOP Suvendu Adhikari takes out a protest rally against the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI Photo)
28-year-old Das, who used to work at the Pioneer Knitwears BD Ltd in Bhaluka upazila, was beaten to death a mob, and his body was later tied to a tree and set on fire, triggering widespread outrage.
The victim’s family had claimed that Das was killed over some workplace animosity and that he did not commit any blasphemous act. Investigations Bangladeshi authorities have also ruled out blasphemy, and a total of 12 people, including some factory staff, have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder that sent shockwaves across the world.
Members of BJP Minority Morcha stage a demonstration over the alleged atrocities against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)
Days later, another Hindu man, Amrit Mondal, was beaten to death a mob in Rajbari’s Pangsha drict on December 24. Though the Bangladesh interim government and local police have ruled out a communal angle in the attack, the killing once again ignited debate over the safety of minority communities in Bangladesh, following the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024.
