Hindu Teacher’s Home Set Ablaze In Bangladesh Amid Rising Attacks On Minorities | World News

As disturbing violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, a Hindu house was set on fire in Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet district.

The incident took place at the house of school teacher Birendra Kumar Dey, creating fear and panic among his family and nearby residents.

Video of the attack spread widely on social media and showed flames quickly engulfing the house as family members tried to escape.

A video of the incident appeared on social media platform X, and local media reported that a Hindu household in Bangladesh had been attacked once again. According to these reports, it was claimed that a teacher’s house was set on fire by Islamist groups in Bahor village of Nandirgaon union under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet region.

Another Hindu man was attacked and stabbed to death by miscreants in Daganbhuiyan upazila in Feni district earlier this week, local media reported.

The body of 27-year-old rickshaw driver Samir Das was recovered from a field in Bangladesh’s Jagatpur village on Monday.

Bangladeshi Bengali newspaper Daily Manobkantha, citing family members and police, reported that Samir left home in his car on Sunday evening. When he did not return home late at night, his relatives started looking for him in various places.

Later, locals found Samir’s frozen body in a field in Jagatpur village of Sadar union of the upazila. It was stated that police teams came to the scene upon notice and removed the body.

It was the ninth incident in 24 days and underlined a disturbing increase in violence targeting Hindu communities in Bangladesh.

Earlier on January 9, India expressed deep concern over the recurring attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, across Bangladesh, stating that it continues to monitor the situation in the neighboring country and hopes for a decisive response to such acts of communal violence.

Bangladesh has witnessed increased violence against minorities, including Hindus, during the interim government led by Muhammad Younis, sparking outrage among people and various human rights organizations around the world.