Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and national election nears

Teona Gherasim

(4 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++PART NIGHT SHOTS++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Mymensingh, Bangladesh - 9 January 2026 1. Dipu Chandra, Dipu Chandra Das's mother mourning on the ground in the courtyard of their house, pan to banners protesting Dipu’s death 2. Various of Meghna Rani, wife of Dipu, mourning 3. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Robilal Chandra Das, father: “I did not see his death myself, not even on a mobile phone. When people say they saw it on their phones, my chest feels like it is going to burst.”