The event occurred around 4:30 am on Friday at the Karim Filling Station in Goalanda Mor, Rajbari district. When the driver refused to pay and tried to drive away, Saha positioned himself in front of the vehicle to block its exit. CCTV footage reviewed by police shows Saha and the vehicle’s owner, Abul Hashem (also known as Sujan), near the car. This fatality arrives against a backdrop of multiple reported attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu community in recent months. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council documented 51 communal violence cases in December 2025 alone, attributing the pattern partly to attempts to suppress minority participation in forthcoming general elections.

Source: bd News24 January 18, 2026 07:25 UTC