Hindu trader hacked to death inside his shop in Bangladesh days before elections The Hindu population in Bangladesh has been affected by a series of incidents after the killing of radical youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi in December. Dhaka:Just three days before the elections, a 62-year-old Hindu trader was hacked to death by unidentified assailants inside his shop in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, according to local media reports on Tuesday. Family found him lying in a pool of bloodHossain said Sarkar was attacked with a sharp weapon inside his shop. Atrocities against minorities in BangladeshThe killing is the latest in a series of violent incidents affecting Bangladesh's minority Hindu community. Last month, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council claimed that communal violence had increased sharply as the country heads toward parliamentary elections.

Source: bd News24 February 10, 2026 12:11 UTC