'Shot by his colleague': Another Hindu man killed in Bangladesh; 3rd incident in two weeks

Bajendra Biswas, a Hindu idiosyncratic was killed connected Monday aft being changeable portion connected work astatine a garment mill successful Bangladesh's Mymensingh. The accused, chap Ansar subordinate Noman Mia, has been arrested, quality bureau ANI reported citing section media.The shooting took spot astir 6.30pm astatine the Sultana Sweaters Limited successful the Mehrabari area. Police said astir 20 Ansar members were connected work erstwhile Noman Mia allegedly pressed a shotgun against Bajendra Biswas’s thigh and fired. He was taken to the Upazila Health Complex, wherever helium was declared dead, quality bureau ANI reported citing section media.Also read: Another antheral lynched days aft sidesplitting of Hindu idiosyncratic Dipu Chandra Das"Confirming the matter, APC Md Azahar Ali, an Ansar subordinate connected work with the Labib Group and an eyewitness to the incident, said that astatine the clip of the incident, Noman Mia and Bajendra Das were sitting unneurotic successful his room.

Suddenly, Noman Mia pressed the shotgun against Bajendra Das's thigh and said, "Shall I shoot?" and past fired. After that, Noman fled the scene. He besides stated that helium did not spot immoderate statement oregon quality betwixt them anterior to the incident," the study said.The incidental comes arsenic Bangladesh has reported an summation against targeting of Minorites. Earlier this week, a antheral identified arsenic Amrit Mondal killed implicit allegations of extortion which comes conscionable days aft the execution of mill idiosyncratic Dipu Chandra Das, an incidental that drew crisp disapproval implicit the information of minorities successful the country.

Bangladesh's interim authorities had condemned the sidesplitting of Dipu saying, "We wholeheartedly condemn lynching of a Hindu antheral successful Mymensingh. There is nary abstraction for specified unit successful caller Bangladesh. The perpetrators of this heinous transgression volition not beryllium spared."Earlier connected Saturday, India besides expressed its concern, “The unremitting hostilities against minorities successful Bangladesh… are a substance of sedate concern,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.