Bangladesh: Another Hindu Man Set Ablaze Amid Escalating Mob Attacks on Minorities

• Khokon Das, a 50-year-old Hindu man, was assaulted and set on fire in Shariatpur district, Bangladesh, amid ongoing targeted mob attacks.
• This incident marks the latest in a wave of violence against religious minorities, with at least three other Hindu men lynched or killed last month.
• Dipu Chandra Das was lynched for alleged blasphemy, Amrit Mondal for alleged extortion, and Bajendra Biswas was shot dead in separate incidents last December.
• The violence has intensified since last month, targeting political, cultural, and religious groups not aligning with hardliner Islamists who gained power after Sheikh Hasina's August 2024 ouster.
• Indian diplomatic missions, including the Assistant Indian High Commission in Chattogram district, have also been targeted in the nationwide street violence.

Why It Matters: Targeted mob violence against minorities and other groups escalates in Bangladesh post-Sheikh Hasina's ouster.