Hindu Journalist Rana Bairagi Shot Dead in Bangladesh Amidst Rising Minority Attacks

• Rana Pratap Bairagi, a Hindu journalist and businessman, was fatally shot in the head by unidentified assailants in Jessore, Bangladesh.
• Bairagi, 45, was the acting editor of 'Dainik BD Khabar' and owned an ice-making factory in Kopaliya Bazar.
• His killing marks the fifth recent death of a Hindu man, part of a series of targeted attacks against minorities in Bangladesh.
• Other recent victims include Khokon Chandra Das, Mani Chakraborty, Dipu Chandra Das, Bajendra Biswas, and Amrit Mondal.
• The attacks follow unrest after student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's death; a communal angle is unclear but crimes against Hindus are rising.

Why It Matters: Hindu journalist Rana Bairagi's murder highlights escalating targeted violence against minorities in Bangladesh.