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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicBangladesh Hindus

Topic: Bangladesh Hindus

In 4th attack in 2 weeks, Hindu businessman beaten, set afire in Bangladesh; cops call it ‘terror’ attack

Assailants stopped Khokhon Das, who was travelling in an autorickshaw, and beat him up. The 50-year-old has been hospitalised with severe injuries.

‘Baba, baba’: After a Hindu father’s lynching in Bangladesh, a child keeps searching

Thirteen days after Dipu Das was lynched, his toddler keeps calling out for him as political violence and minority attacks grip Bangladesh.

Photos of the week: From anti-Bangladesh protest over Hindu man’s lynching, to a smoggy Delhi

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Bangladesh govt denies ‘communal’ angle after death of Hindu man assaulted by mob in Rajbari

Amrit Mondal, or Samrat as he was known, was beaten by a mob in Hosendanga village. Police took him to a hospital in critical condition where he died in the early hours of Thursday.

VHP chief says Hindu’s lynching in Bangladesh ‘challenges core of secularism’, urges Modi govt to act

Alok Kumar's remarks come at a time when Bangladesh has been plunged into violence ahead of polls. RSS affiliate announces protests over 'continued violence' against Hindus in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Hindus are celebrating CAA extension. It’s their lifeline

Bangladeshi Hindu leaders are either in jail or in hiding. And some journalists who tried to report their continued persecution have either lost their jobs or mysteriously died.

‘Will learn to live in harmony from Krishna,’ says Bangladesh army chief Gen Zaman on Janmashthami

As Bangladesh armed force chiefs jointly attended event in Dhaka, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman presents military’s presence as part of a broader pledge to defend country's pluralist identity.

Hindu leader’s killing in Bangladesh prompts stinging rebuke from India on ‘systemic persecution’

Family says Bhabesh Chandra Roy was abducted and assaulted in Dinajpur Thursday evening. Roy’s death marks another flashpoint in New Delhi’s ties with Dhaka.

RSS urges Indian govt, global community to protect Bangladesh Hindus facing ‘existential crisis’

The Sangh passed a resolution Saturday at the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha in Bengaluru, raising concerns over the anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh & by other 'international forces'.

US concerned about ‘persecution & killing of religious minorities’ in Bangladesh, says Tulsi Gabbard

The US director of national intelligence, who is currently in India, is on a multi-nation tour. She is also set to address the Raisina Dialogue.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.