Another Hindu man has been killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh, marking the third death linked to violence against the community in less than a week and the second such incident in the district. The victim, Bajendra Biswas, 40, was shot dead on Monday evening while on duty as a security guard at a garment factory in Bhaluka upazila.
Police confirmed the shooting occurred at approximately 6:30 pm at the Sultana Sweaters Limited factory in the Mehrabari area of Bhaluka. Biswas served as a member of Ansar Bahini, a paramilitary auxiliary force operating under Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs, assigned to support internal security and law enforcement.
Officials stated that the attack was carried out by his co-worker and fellow Ansar member, Noman Mia, who has since been arrested. At the time of the incident, 20 Ansar personnel were deployed at the factory, where a total of 20 members were working under the factory security unit, according to Bangladeshi media outlet RTV Online.
Witness statements indicate that Biswas was seated in a duty room when Mia fired his official shotgun, hitting him in the left thigh. Ansar member APC Azahar Ali, who witnessed the incident and was supervising the group, said Mia pointed the shotgun at Biswas’ thigh and asked, “Shall I shoot?” before pulling the trigger. He added that there was no visible argument or provocation prior to the attack, and that Mia fled the scene immediately afterward.
Co-workers rushed Biswas to the Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Authorities are investigating whether the incident was triggered by personal motive, communal bias, or workplace extremism, though no formal statement has been issued confirming a cause.
Security experts and community leaders have expressed increasing concern as violent incidents targeting Hindu citizens have surfaced more frequently, particularly in politically sensitive months preceding national elections. Local police have increased surveillance around industrial areas and are conducting further interrogations of the accused.
India’s government has not issued a formal statement on this case so far, but regional analysts warn that repeated minority killings in the same district within days may amplify diplomatic tensions and spark renewed debate on South Asian minority protections, extremist infiltration in auxiliary forces, and workplace radicalisation.
