A Hindu businessman has been brutally attacked, hacked and set on fire by miscreants in Bangladesh, police said on Thursday (January 1, 2026).
The victim, identified as 50-year-old Khokon Chandra Das, was assaulted near Keurbhanga Bazar in Damudya in Shariatpur district on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) night while returning home after closing his shop, Bengali daily Prothom Alo reported, quoting police.
He was later shifted to Dhaka for advanced treatment as his condition deteriorated.
Mr. Das, who runs a medicine shop and mobile banking business, was travelling in an autorickshaw when the attackers intercepted the vehicle and allegedly beat him up, hacked him with sharp weapons and then poured petrol on his head before setting him on fire, the report said.
In a bid to save himself, Mr. Das jumped into a roadside pond, prompting locals to raise an alarm.
