Hindu Man Attacked, Set On Fire In Bangladesh, Escapes By Jumping Into Pond

Khokon Das was on his way home when he was attacked with sharp weapons by a mob, beaten up and set ablaze.

01 Jan 2026, 10:32 · NDTV

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Khokon Das, a Hindu man, was attacked, stabbed, and set on fire in Shariatpur in Bangladesh
Das survived by jumping into a pond and is now receiving treatment in Dhaka
This is the fourth attack on Hindus in Bangladesh within two weeks

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Another Hindu man was attacked by a violent group in Bangladesh. Khokon Das, 50, was injured after the attack and set on fire. The incident took place on December 31 in the Shariatpur district of the country and is the latest in a series of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.

The victim was allegedly on his way home when he was stabbed in the lower abdomen by a mob, beaten up and set ablaze after being doused with petrol. He only survived because he managed to jump into a nearby pond, per local media reports.

Das' wife said that he was attacked when he was coming back home after closing his medical shop. The perpetrators stabbed him, hit him on the head and set him on fire. "I don't know who did this. We need justice. My husband is a simple man; he did not harm anyone. He did not hurt anyone," she added.

Das, who was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his condition deteriorated, is undergoing treatment.

This marks the fourth attack on a Hindu in Bangladesh in two weeks.

On December 24, another Hindu youth, identified as 29-year-old Amrit Mondal, was allegedly lynched by a mob in the Hossaindanga area of Kalimohar Union in Bangladesh. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh condemned the killing but claimed there was not a communal angle to the violence.

The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government condemned the killing but said there was no communal angle to it and said that the violent situation stemmed from "extortion and criminal activities".

Earlier on December 18, a 25-year-old Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, was brutally killed in a mob lynching incident over false blasphemy accusations by a Muslim coworker at his factory in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh. The mob killed Das and then hung his body from a tree before setting it on fire.

Bangladesh has witnessed escalating violence against minorities, including Hindus, under the Yunus-led interim government, sparking outrage among people and several human rights organisations across the globe.

Last week, India voiced grave concern over the "unremitting hostility" against minorities in Bangladesh -- including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists – and asserted that it is keeping a close watch on the ongoing developments in its neighbourhood.

In a statement, the Bangladesh government said that it remained committed to protecting minorities.

Ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina said that the Yunus government "fails to protect religious minorities and allows extremists to dictate foreign policy".

"This hostility is being manufactured by extremists who have been emboldened by the Yunus regime. These are the same actors who marched on the Indian Embassy and attacked our media offices, who attack minorities with impunity, and who forced me and my family to flee for our lives. Yunus has placed such figures in positions of power and released convicted terrorists from prison. India's concerns about the safety of its personnel are justified, I am sorry to say. A responsible government would protect diplomatic missions and prosecute those who threaten them. Instead, Yunus grants immunity to hooligans and calls them warriors," she added.

On December 31st, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, met her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman and handed him a letter of condolence from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The foreign minister's four-hour visit to Dhaka came amid frosty ties with the neighbouring country since the interim government headed by Yunus came to power.

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