Hindu man violently attacked by Muslim politician over minor disagreement amidst rising anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

Case ID : b1c5cc3 | Location : Pirojpur District, Bangladesh | Date of Incident : Fri, 26 September, 2025

Case ID : b1c5cc3

Pirojpur District, Bangladesh

26 September, 2025

Hindu man violently attacked by Muslim politician over minor disagreement amidst rising anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

Attack not resulting in death

Attacked for opposing radicals or trying to save victim

Attacked for Hindu identity

Case Summary

In Indurkani, Pirojpur, Bangladesh, a Hindu man, Bipul Mitra, was brutally assaulted by a group of attackers orchestrated by a Muslim politician, Kamruzzaman Khan, over a minor disagreement. According to reports, the Hindu man named Bipul Mitra was a school headmaster of Patashi Union Secondary School. He was under constant pressure from the accused, local BNP leader Kamruzzaman Khan, to appoint his sister as president of the school’s ad-hoc committee. The Hindu man refused, stating that it would bypass due process, which angered the accused. A phone recording was later leaked where the accused was heard issuing violent threats, saying, “I’ll make sure you stop acting as headmaster at midnight. I’ll shove an egg up your backside.” Days after this call, the Hindu man was ambushed, brutally attacked, and violently beaten with hammers and iron rods by a group of assailants who deliberately smashed both of his legs, fracturing them, which left him critically injured. The attack occurred just days before the Durga Puja. Witnesses recounted that the victim was ambushed on his way home and repeatedly struck on the legs until he collapsed, bleeding and unable to move. Locals rushed him to the district hospital, where doctors confirmed multiple fractures and severe trauma. His wife, in a state of distress, stated that her husband’s only fault was refusing to comply with political interference, and she demanded strict punishment for the perpetrators. The incident sparked outrage among teachers and members of the Hindu community, who described it as an act of terror intended to intimidate Hindus just ahead of the Durga Puja. This incident is one of the several incidents of the continued persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, which has only increased manifold since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government on August 5, 2024. After her violent ouster, Bangladesh has plunged into chaos as Islamist extremists have taken advantage of the political turmoil to unleash a wave of terror and violence against the Hindu community. The Islamist mobs have attacked Hindu homes, burned them to the ground, and abducted women in a horrific descent into anarchy. Several temples have been destroyed in various parts of the Islamic country in a major crackdown on Hindus. Reports have exposed how Muslim students forced around 60 Hindu teachers, professors, and government officials to resign. Exiled Bangladeshi activist Asad Noor has also revealed that the minority Hindu community is now being coerced into joining ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’. Hindu religious events have been repeatedly targeted. On 6th September, a procession carrying Lord Ganesha’s idol was attacked in Chittagong. Ahead of Durga Puja, multiple incidents of idol vandalism occurred, including attacks in Mymensingh, Pabna, Rajshahi, Kishoreganj, and Dhaka. On 29th November, a violent Muslim mob attacked three temples in Patharghata, Chittagong, immediately after Jumma Namaz. The crackdown on Hindu voices has also escalated. On 30th November, Hindu journalist Munni Saha was arrested in Dhaka. Muslim mob attacks have increased in Bangladesh, for example, on 22nd May 2025, a Muslim mob carried out arson attacks selectively on Hindu homes in Dahar Mashihati village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district of Bangladesh. Even ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides have been targeted, and attempts have been made to ban ISKCON and suppress Hindu protests through sedition charges. These arbitrary actions point to a systematic pattern of persecution under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the prime category of- Attack resulting in death. Within it, the sub-category selected is - Attacked for opposing radicals or trying to save victim. In several cases, Hindus are attacked for opposing religiously motivated crimes being committed against a fellow Hindu or simply for voicing an opinion opposing radical elements, who either have in the past or continue to persecute Hindus. In such cases, the initial attack against the victim, against which the Hindu was trying to defend the victim, would also need to be classified as a religiously motivated hate crime. Since the initial crime itself was religiously motivated and the subsequent crime of attempting to save the victim or speaking against the radical elements ends up inviting a violent attack, it would also be classified as a religiously motivated hate crime under this category. The other sub-category 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. 7 ISIS terrorists were convicted for shooting a school principal in Kanpur because they got ‘triggered’ seeing the Kalava on his wrist and tilak that he had put. In this, the Hindu victim had offered no provocation except for his Hindu religious identity. The motivation for the murder was purely religious, driven by religious supremacy. Such cases where Hindus are targeted merely for their religious identity would be documented as a hate crime. Under this category, cases where the attack led to the death of the Hindu victim/s would be documented. This case has been added to the tracker because of the hostile and anti-minority environment that continues to exist in Bangladesh. In this case, a Hindu man, Bipul Mitra, was subjected to a brutal assault by a group of attackers orchestrated by a Muslim politician after he refused to comply with illegal demands. He was violently beaten with hammers and iron rods, resulting in severe fractures to both legs and leaving him critically injured. The sheer brutality and targeted nature of the attack indicate that this was not a random act of violence but one with clear communal undertones, particularly in the broader context of ongoing intimidation and persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh. Such acts of cruelty are carried out by individuals who harbour deep-rooted hostility towards Hindus and their institutions. The deliberate targeting of Mitra for refusing to bow to political interference makes this a clear example of a religiously and communally motivated hate crime. While the immediate dispute may appear to be non-religious, the extreme violence inflicted upon the Hindu man reflects underlying communal hostility. This is on the lines of a larger pattern where any opposition to the actions of members of the Muslim community results in violent retaliation, especially when the victim is Hindu. Such acts of disproportionate violence against Hindus are not isolated or spontaneous incidents; rather, they are driven by deep-seated religious animosity towards the Hindu community and Islamic supremacist ideology, which views non-Muslims as inherently inferior. This results in hostility towards non-Muslims, especially Hindus, when Hindus assert their rights, seek justice, or refuse to submit or comply with the demands of the Muslim community. This incident is one of the several incidents of the continued persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, which has only increased manifold since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government on August 5, 2024. After her violent ouster, Bangladesh has plunged into chaos as Islamist extremists have taken advantage of the political turmoil to unleash a wave of terror and violence against the Hindu community. The Islamist mobs have attacked Hindu homes, burned them to the ground, and abducted women in a horrific descent into anarchy. Several temples have been destroyed in various parts of the Islamic country in a major crackdown on Hindus. Reports have exposed how Muslim students forced around 60 Hindu teachers, professors, and government officials to resign. Exiled Bangladeshi activist Asad Noor has also revealed that the minority Hindu community is now being coerced into joining ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’. Hindu religious events have been repeatedly targeted. On 6th September, a procession carrying Lord Ganesha’s idol was attacked in Chittagong. Ahead of Durga Puja, multiple incidents of idol vandalism occurred, including attacks in Mymensingh, Pabna, Rajshahi, Kishoreganj, and Dhaka. On 29th November, a violent Muslim mob attacked three temples in Patharghata, Chittagong, immediately after Jumma Namaz. The crackdown on Hindu voices has also escalated. On 30th November, Hindu journalist Munni Saha was arrested in Dhaka. Muslim mob attacks have increased in Bangladesh, for example, on 22nd May 2025, a Muslim mob carried out arson attacks selectively on Hindu homes in Dahar Mashihati village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district of Bangladesh. Even ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides have been targeted, and attempts have been made to ban ISKCON and suppress Hindu protests through sedition charges. These arbitrary actions point to a systematic pattern of persecution under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.