Hindu youths brutally attacked by unidentified assailants in Faridpur amidst ongoing persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

Case ID : 30a8cc6 | Location : Faridpur District, Bangladesh | Date of Incident : Wed, 3 June, 2026

Case ID : 30a8cc6

Faridpur District, Bangladesh

3 June, 2026

Hindu youths brutally attacked by unidentified assailants in Faridpur amidst ongoing persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

Attack not resulting in death

Attacked for Hindu identity

Case Summary

In Faridpur, Bangladesh, two Hindu youths were brutally attacked and injured by unidentified assailants in Madhyajagdia village of Nagarkanda Upazila. This attack raised concerns among local residents and members of the Hindu community regarding the safety of religious minorities. The incident occurred at around 7:00 pm on 4 June 2026 in Madhyajagdia village, located near Nagarkanda Police Station. According to local sources, the victims, identified as Anupam Pal and his friend Malayakanti Biswas, were ambushed by a group of miscreants and assaulted, leaving them injured. Local residents stated that some of those involved in the attack had already been identified. However, they stated that no visible or effective action had been taken by law enforcement authorities. This fuelled concerns among the victims' families and the local Hindu community regarding their safety and security. Residents further stated that incidents involving attacks, intimidation, and harassment against members of minority communities had surfaced periodically, but many such cases had not resulted in swift justice or effective enforcement action. According to them, this emboldened the perpetrators while leaving victims without adequate protection or justice. The victims' families and local residents demanded a thorough investigation into the attack, the swift arrest of those responsible, and exemplary punishment for the perpetrators. They also urged the administration to strengthen security measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. At the time of writing this report, no statement from the relevant police station authorities had been made available. Any official response would be incorporated once received. This escalation of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has unfolded in three distinct phases: first, following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024; second, after the death of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi in December 2025; and third, in the immediate aftermath of the 13th National Parliamentary Election 2026. Following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, multiple reports documented attacks on Hindu homes, temples, and religious institutions, alongside intimidation campaigns, arson, and mob assaults targeting minority neighbourhoods. The Hinduphobia tracker has recorded 336 such incidents against the Hindu minority, underscoring the scale and persistence of anti-Hindu violence during this period. A further escalation occurred following the death of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a Muslim political activist and student leader known for his anti-Hindu and anti-India rhetoric. Hadi had been involved in political unrest after the fall of the Hasina government and was killed in Dhaka on 18 December 2025 during clashes. In the aftermath of his death, Hindu communities were blamed and subsequently targeted in retaliatory violence. Hindu homes were selectively set ablaze in multiple localities, forcing families to flee and leaving many displaced. The attacks appeared patterned rather than sporadic, with Muslim mobs focusing on Hindu neighbourhoods, properties, and religious symbols. Among the victims was Dipu Chandra Das, who was lynched to death and his body was set ablaze by a Muslim mob over false blasphemy allegations. The Hinduphobia tracker documented 51 incidents of anti-Hindu violence in the period following Hadi’s death alone. Such incidents underscore the vulnerability of the Hindu minority amid rising communal hostility and the weaponisation of religious accusations. Reports further indicated that posters and written materials calling for the extermination of Hindus were displayed in public spaces, signalling an alarming normalisation of genocidal rhetoric. When combined with acts of arson, vandalism, assault, and targeted intimidation, these developments suggest a coordinated environment of hostility aimed at terrorising the Hindu community and reinforcing majoritarian dominance. The third phase of violence was unleashed after the 13th National Parliamentary Election 2026. Within days of the announcement of results, Hindu families in districts such as Noakhali, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Sylhet, Thakurgaon, and Dinajpur reported coordinated attacks involving arson, looting, assault, and vandalism of temples and homes. In several instances, Hindu homes were selectively targeted, looted, and families were threatened with displacement.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case is added to the tracker under the primary category: Attack not resulting in death. The subcategory selected is: Attacked for Hindu identity. In several cases, Hindus are attacked merely for their Hindu identity without any perceived provocation. A classic example of this category of religiously motivated hate crime is a murder in 2016, where seven Islamic State terrorists were convicted for shooting a school principal in Kanpur after being triggered by the kalava on his wrist and the tilak on his forehead. In that case, the Hindu victim had offered no provocation apart from visibly expressing his Hindu faith. The motivation for the attack was purely religious and driven by religious supremacy. Such cases, where Hindus are targeted solely because of their religious identity, are documented as hate crimes under this category. In this case, two Hindu youths, Anupam Pal and Malayakanti Biswas, were ambushed and brutally attacked by a group of assailants in Madhyajagdia village of Nagarkanda Upazila in Faridpur, Bangladesh. The attack left both victims injured and generated fear and concern among local residents and the Hindu community. In the prevailing environment of anti-Hindu hostility in Bangladesh, this incident aligns with the wider pattern of violence affecting Hindus. While some may argue that the case details do not explicitly state a religious motive, the broader context of anti‑Hindu persecution in Bangladesh remains relevant for classification. During periods of sustained violence against Hindus based on religious identity, the Hinduphobia Tracker applies a contextual presumption that attacks on Hindu victims are likely faith‑targeted, even when the immediate report does not record a specific religious marker. In such periods, the normalisation of religious hostility and the dehumanisation of minorities can contribute to crimes against them without perpetrators openly stating a motive. For the purpose of documenting the 2024 to 2026 ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Bangladesh and the subsequent persecution after the political exile of Sheikh Hasina, the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, and the 13th National Parliamentary Election 2026, the Hinduphobia Tracker records such incidents as likely religiously motivated at the point of entry. If any case is later established through credible investigation or court findings to stem from motivations other than religious hostility, it will be revised or removed from the hate crime database. The assault on Anupam Pal and Malayakanti Biswas reflects a broader pattern in which members of the Hindu minority community continue to face violence, intimidation, and insecurity in Bangladesh. The fact that the victims were ambushed and attacked without any publicly known provocation mirrors numerous incidents documented during this period, where Hindus have been subjected to violence in an atmosphere of growing vulnerability and fear. This attack must also be viewed within the wider environment in Bangladesh, where repeated incidents targeting Hindus have contributed to a climate of fear and insecurity for the Hindu community. Such incidents reinforce concerns among Hindus that their religious identity makes them particularly vulnerable to violence and intimidation. The attack on these two Hindu youths therefore warrants documentation within the broader pattern of anti-Hindu hostility that has been observed during this period. Given Bangladesh's sustained environment of anti-Hindu persecution and the absence of evidence pointing to an alternative motive, this case meets the threshold for inclusion in the Hinduphobia Tracker's hate crime database.