A 62-year-old Hindu trader was hacked to death inside his shop in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district late on Monday night. The incident comes just two days before the country’s parliamentary elections and raises concerns over the safety of minorities amid a recent spike in violence.
The victim, identified as Susen Chandra Sarkar, owned a rice business named Bhai Bhai Enterprise at the Bogar Bazar intersection in Trishal upazila and was a resident of Southkanda village. The attack took place around 11 pm, Trishal Police Station officer-in-charge Muhammad Firoz Hossain said.
