Religious Brutality

​“The man who was lynched, hung from a tree, and burned to death in Bhaluka, Mymensingh on allegations of religious blasphemy was named Dipu Chandra Das. He was a garment worker.

His father is physically disabled. It can be said that he was paralyzed due to some accident. Leaning on others’ shoulders, he stood there crying. His son was the family’s sole breadwinner. He is survived by a one-year-old child.

The incident took place on Thursday night in front of Section-3 of Pineo BD Limited factory in Jamirdia Dubalia Para of Habirbari Union under Bhaluka Upazila.

The deceased, Dipu Chandra Das, was the son of Rabi Chandra Das from Tarakanda Upazila of Mymensingh and was a worker at that factory.

According to the family, since he had passed a BA degree, he performed supervisory duties. They believe that due to some argument at the garment factory, certain people brought accusations of religious blasphemy against him. In front of his family members, he was stripped naked, beaten, hung from a tree, and burned to death.

How such monstrosity can become an ordinary occurrence in Bangladesh—this is clearly barbarism. The core objective is to drag this country back into a dark age.”