‘Systematic persecution of minorities’: MEA on killing of Hindu leader in Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that the “brutal killing” of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu leader, in Bangladesh followed a pattern of “systematic persecution” of religious minorities in the country.

“This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such events roam with impunity,” ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media.

Jaiswal called on Dhaka to “live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities, including Hindus, without inventing excuses or making distinctions”.

We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Shri Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh.
This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such…— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 19, 2025

Roy, a 58-year-old from Dinajpur’s Biral, was allegedly abducted from his home and beaten to death on Thursday, The Daily Star quoted the police as saying. He was the vice-president of Biral’s Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, according to the newspaper.

His wife said that Roy had received a call at about 4.30 pm on Thursday, likely to confirm whether he was home. About half an hour later, four men on two motorcycles allegedly abducted him.

Witnesses saw him being taken to Narabari...

Read more