Hindu Tea Worker Found Murdered in Bangladesh Ahead of Elections

• Ratan Shuvo Kar, 28, a Hindu tea garden worker, was found dead with hands and legs tied in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh.
• This marks the second murder of a Hindu person in as many days, occurring just before the 13th parliamentary elections.
• Locals discovered the bloodied body in a tea garden; family members had been searching for him since the previous night.
• The incident follows the murder of 62-year-old Hindu trader Susen Chandra Sarkar and a rise in targeted attacks on the Hindu minority.
• Independent groups report at least 15 targeted murders of Hindu individuals in 45 days, with communal violence increasing ahead of elections.