Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Hindu Businessman Dies After Mob Attack in Bangladesh
A man named Khokon Chandra Das, who owned a medicine shop and a mobile banking business, was attacked by a group of people in Bangladesh.
They stopped his vehicle, dragged him out, and hurt him badly with knives.
Then, they poured gasoline on him and set him on fire.
Khokon tried to save himself by jumping into a nearby pond.
Local people heard his screams and helped him, but he was very hurt.
He was taken to the hospital, but he died a few days later.
The police are trying to find the people who did this.
This attack is part of a series of similar attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.
Khokon Chandra Das, a 50-year-old Hindu businessman, was attacked, hacked, and set on fire by a mob near Keurbhanga Bazar in Damudya, Shariatpur, Bangladesh on December 31, 2023.
He suffered 30% burn injuries, multiple stab wounds, and a serious abdominal wound, and died on January 6, 2024, in a Dhaka hospital.
The attack occurred around 9:30 pm as he was returning home in an autorickshaw with his day's earnings, and he was intercepted by the attackers near Keurbhanga Bazar.
In a bid to save himself, Das jumped into a roadside pond as locals raised an alarm, and the attackers fled the scene. He was rescued by locals and taken to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, then referred to Dhaka due to the severity of his injuries.
This incident is part of a recent string of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, raising concerns about safety and accountability, with five deaths of Hindu men in December 2023 alone.
- Who
- Khokon Chandra Das, a 50-year-old Hindu businessman
- What
- Attacked, hacked, set on fire by a mob
- When
- December 31, 2023, around 9:30 pm
- Where
- Near Keurbhanga Bazar in Kaneshwar Union, Damudya, Shariatpur, Bangladesh
- Why
- Reason not explicitly stated, suspected due to recognition by the victim
- Victim
- Khokon Chandra Das, 50
- Location
- Near Keurbhanga Bazar, Damudya, Shariatpur, Bangladesh
- Time of Attack
- 9:30 pm, December 31, 2023
- Injuries
- 30% burn injuries, multiple stab wounds, serious abdominal wound
- Date of Death
- January 6, 2024 (Saturday)
- Hospitals
- Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka
- Hindu Population in Bangladesh
- 13.13 million (7.95% of total population)
Sources
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