Communal Violence
Bangladesh government to support family of lynched Hindu worker
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A Hindu worker, Dipu Das, was lynched by a mob in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, on December 18, prompting the interim government to pledge financial and welfare support to his family. Education adviser C.R. Abrar met the bereaved family and conveyed condolences from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. The incident has sparked protests in Bangladesh and India.
A sessions court in Bemetara, Chhattisgarh, has acquitted all 17 men accused of murdering a father and son during communal violence in Biranpur village in 2023. The victims, Rahim Umad Mohamed and his son Idul Mohamed, were beaten to death with stones and sticks by a mob while grazing cattle. The verdict comes years after the incident that occurred ahead of state assembly elections.
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Amid rising violence in Bangladesh, Indian migrants in Bihar's Kishanganj are deeply concerned for their families' safety. They pray for peace to prevail as they share memories of their own migration decades ago. The border town, just 23 km from Bangladesh, feels the tension acutely.