Bangladesh: Ex-madrasa teacher arrested as main accused in Hindu worker Dipu Das’ lynching; 21 held so far

Bangladesh police on Wednesday arrested former madrasa teacher Yasin Arafat, the prime accused in the killing of Hindu worker Dipu Chandra Das, according to local media reports.Yasin was arrested in Sarulia, within the Demra police station jurisdiction, with support from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.According to local media, Yasin, 25, son of Gazi Mia and a […]

‘Dipu Chandra Das, say his name’: Laura Loomer attacks Islamic hatred after lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh | World News

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer has reacted to the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 26-year-old Hindu factory worker in Bangladesh. She used the incident to warn about the spread of the Islamist hatred. Her comments followed after Das was lynched by a mob following unverified accusations of blasphemy linked to a workplace dispute.In a post […]

‘Who will bring the mad murderers to justice?’ Taslima Nasreen says mob pounced on Hindu man ‘like hyenas’; blames Bangladesh police

Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen on Saturday said that Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu garment worker who was lynched and burned by a mob in Bangladesh, was “innocent and falsely accused of blasphemy.“Her remarks came after Dipu was lynched to death on December 18 over alleged blasphemy, in the latest […]