28-Year-Old Hindu Auto Driver Beaten To Death In Bangladesh

A Hindu auto driver, Samir Das, was beaten to death in Bangladesh, the latest in the series of attacks on Hindu minorities in the country, say local media reports. He was 28. The brutal attack on the autor driver took place in Daganbhuiyan in Chittagong on Sunday night. The attackers thrashed and stabbed the auto-rickshaw driver to death. After the murder, the criminals stole the man's battery-operated auto-rickshaw and fled the scene. "Sameer was murdered with country-made weapons and beaten to death. Prima facie, it appears to be a pre-planned murder. The perpetrators also looted an auto-rickshaw after the killing. The victim's family will file a First Information Report (FIR). The police have launched an operation to identify and arrest the culprits," a police officer in Daganbhuiyana said. The majority Muslim nation of 170 million has been in turmoil since the 2024 uprising, and the resurgence of Islamist forces has sparked concern among religious minorities, including Sufi Muslims and Hindus, who account for less than 10 per cent of the population.