Hindu leader abducted and brutally murdered in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Local Police in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, reported that Hindu leader Bhabesh Chandra was abducted and brutally murdered. Bhabesh Chandrawas a prominent leader of the Hindu community in the Biral Subdistrict and had also served as the vice-president of the Biral unit of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad.

🔴 Hindu leader abducted & brutally killed in Bangladesh.

As such attacks grow frequent, global Hindu groups & rights bodies remain silent.

The so-called International Human Rights Commission, which never misses a chance to blame Hindus for alleged injustices against minorities… pic.twitter.com/p78r7N2XTz

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) April 19, 2025

1. According to Chandra’s wife, Shantana Roy, on 17thApril, four men arrived at their residence on two motorcycles and forcibly abducted him. He was taken to Narabari village, where he was brutally beaten and left unconscious. The attackers later brought him back home in critical condition. Roy was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead upon arrival.

2. A senior officer at the Biral Police Station stated that authorities are working to identify the suspects involved and are in the process of formally registering the case.

147 incidents of attacks on Hindu homes and temples in Bangladesh last month

According to a report from the Dhaka-based human rights organisation ‘Ain o Salish Kendra’ last month, there were a total of 147 incidents of vandalism of Hindu homes, temples, and businesses in Bangladesh. Approximately 408 houses were damaged, including 36 incidents of arson. Additionally, there were 113 incidents of vandalism of businesses owned by minorities, and 32 incidents of attacks on Ahmadiyya sect mosques.

We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh.
This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such…

— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 19, 2025

Bangladesh should focus on the security of minorities – India

India had already warned Bangladesh about the attacks on Hindus. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that instead of criticising others, Bangladesh should focus on the safety of minorities within its own country. It is extremely concerning that those who commit atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh are roaming freely. (Such statements will have no effect on Bangladesh. India must speak in a language that Bangladesh understands and must protect Hindus. If Israel were in India’s place, it would have done so already, this must be considered – Editor)

Editorial Perspectives

Since there is going to be a genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh anyway, such incidents are going to be routine, and Hindus across the world, their organisations, and even Governments will continue to remain inactive.

The International Human Rights Commission, which always blames Hindus in India for alleged injustices against minorities, is blind to the genocide of Hindus happening in Bangladesh. India should also rebuke the Human Rights Commission on this matter.