Ten individuals have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu youth, in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended seven suspects, while the police arrested three others.
The Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, said in a post on X that '10 have been arrested in the Mymensingh Hindu Youth Beating Murder Case'.
"10 Arrested in Mymensingh Hindu Youth Beating Murder Case: Mymensingh, 20 December 2025: Law enforcement agencies have arrested ten individuals in connection with the beating murder of Dipu Chandra Das (27), a Sanatan Hindu youth, in Bhaluka, Mymensingh," he added.
The arrested individuals are: Md Limon Sarkar (19), Md Tarek Hossain (19), Md Manik Mia (20), Ershad Ali (39), Nijum Uddin (20), Alomgir Hossain (38) and Md Miraj Hossain Akon (46).
RAB arrested them, while the police arrested the other three, namely, Md Azmol Hasan Sagir (26), Md Shahin Mia (19) and Md Nazmul.
Das was beaten to death by a mob over alleged blasphemy, and his body was set on fire. The incident sparked widespread outrage and condemnation.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Das.
"Yesterday (18 December), around 9.00 pm in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, a group of miscreants brutally beat to death a garment worker named Dipu Chandra Das on allegations of so-called blasphemy. They then hung his body from a tree and set it on fire, provoking actions that undermine communal harmony," the largest minority group of Bangladesh said in a statement.
The lynching happened amid national unrest following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
Hadi, the convenor of Inqilab Moncho, a prominent student activist and a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming February 2026 national elections, died on December 18, 2025, in Singapore while receiving treatment for gunshot wounds sustained during an attack in Dhaka.
The funeral prayer service for Hadi drew a large crowd that gathered to pray for the Inqilab Moncho convenor. In accordance with the family's wishes, Hadi was buried beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Hadi had announced plans to run as an independent for the Dhaka-8 seat in the upcoming election and was shot at close range on December 12 while travelling by rickshaw in the capital's Bijoynagar area.
Police said two assailants arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire before fleeing the scene.
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