A Hindu businessman was brutally killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, days before the country heads to the polls, a local media report said on Tuesday (February 10, 2026). The 62-year-old victim, Susen Chandra Sarkar, was hacked to death inside his shop late on Monday night (February 9, 2026) at Bogar Bazar in Trishal Upazila. A resident of Southkanda village, Mr. Sarkar was the owner of Bhai Bhai Enterprise. Last month, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council alleged that as the date of the general elections approaches, communal violence is increasing at an alarming rate in the country, stating that it had documented 51 incidents of communal violence in December 2025 alone. According to the 2022 census, Hindus number around 13.13 million in Bangladesh, making up approximately 7.95% of the country’s total population.

Source: bd News24 February 10, 2026 13:57 UTC