Bangladesh Lynchings Spark Global Outcry, Raise Minority Safety Concerns

📌Key Points

• •The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) condemned the recent lynchings of Hindu men Amrit Mondal and Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.
• •India's Ministry of External Affairs also condemned the killings, citing "unremitting atrocities against minorities" as a grave concern.
• •Amrit Mondal was lynched over alleged extortion, while Dipu Chandra Das was lynched, beaten, hanged, and set on fire over alleged blasphemy.
• •Bangladesh's interim government has condemned Das's killing and arrested at least seven suspects.
• •The incidents have sparked widespread protests in Bangladesh and outside the Bangladesh High Commission in India.
• •Concerns about violence against religious minorities have escalated since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2025, with over 2,900 incidents documented.