Hindu trader stabbed to death inside his shop in Bangladesh shead of polls

Mangalore Today News Network

Dhaka, Feb 10, 2026: Ahead of Bangladesh’s Parliamentary elections, a Hindu businessman was stabbed to death inside his shop in the Mymensingh district late Monday night, said the police.

The deceased has been identified as Sushen Chandra Shekhar, aged 62. A resident of the Southkanda village, he worked as a rice trader and owner of ‘Messrs Bhai Bhai Enterprise’ at Bogar Bazar intersection in Trishal Upazila.

The police said that the incident took place around 11 P.M. Sarkar was working inside his shop when unidentified assailants attacked him with sharp weapons.

After the killing, the attackers pulled down the shutter and fled the spot, leaving the body inside, India Today reported.

Trishal Police Station Officer-in-charge Muhammad Firoz Hossain confirmed the incident, saying a probe has been initiated to track and identify the perpetrators.

The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained, officials said.

Rising Violence Against Minorities

With Bangladesh approaching Parliamentary elections, mounting concerns focus on the deteriorating conditions of the minorities in the country. At the centre of these concerns lies the killing of Dipu Chandra Das on December 18, 2025.

Das, a Hindu factory worker, was lynched following false allegations of blasphemy – an incident that raised international concerns over the rising violence against minorities in Bangladesh, especially since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.

In separate attacks, a Hindu businessman named Liton Chandra Ghosh (55) was stabbed and set on fire, who succumbed to his injuries after several days.

Several Hindu individuals were reportedly killed in the months ahead of the polls, with at least 15 killed in a 45-day period between early December 2025 and mid-January 2026, as per a report by Rights and Riska Analysis Group (RRAG).

The incidents are a part of a wider pattern reflecting a sharp escalation in communal incidents, which the minority advocacy groups say include hundreds of attacks on life, property and places of worship.