Officials in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka have stated that there is no solid proof that a Hindu garment worker, Dipu Chandra Das, who was lynched, had made any statements causing religious offense. The incident involved a mob beating him to death and setting his body on fire over allegations of disrespectful comments about Islam.
The Company Commander of Rab-14 in Mymensingh, Md Samsuzzaman, mentioned that no evidence was uncovered suggesting that the deceased had posted anything on Facebook that could have offended religious sensibilities. He also noted that neither local residents nor other factory workers could identify any such behavior.
Amidst the uproar, it was revealed that no witnesses personally heard Dipu making any detrimental remarks. Following the escalation, he was forcefully ejected from the factory for safety measures, after which the mob attacked him with sticks and improvised weapons. The body was later hanged from a tree along the Dhaka–Mymensingh highway and set on fire, with images and videos of the gruesome scene circulating on social media.
Rab disclosed that initially two individuals were apprehended based on video evidence, leading to the subsequent arrest of five more suspects after interrogation. The Additional Superintendent of Police in Mymensingh, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, confirmed the detention of three individuals linked to the incident, who are currently undergoing questioning at the police station.
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has vehemently condemned the brutal killing of the garment worker. In a statement released on December 20, CPB President Kazi Sajjad Zahir Chandan and General Secretary Abdullah Kafi Ratan decried the barbaric manner in which Dipu was murdered, emphasizing the erosion of the right to life and the rule of law in the nation. The party leaders highlighted the incident as a stark illustration of the diminishing humanity and rationality within society.