Shamim Reza Jahangir, believed to be in his 60s, died from his injuries after hundreds of people stormed his residence in Kushtia district and thrashed him with sticks.
The mob was angered after an old video of the man resurfaced online on Friday (April 11, 2026). It allegedly showed him claiming that those who wrote the Quran were illiterate and those who read it were worse off.
"Sensing that something might happen, police went to the spot, and the administration tried their best. But an angry mob of more than 200 people attacked his residence," Mr. Hasan said.
Jahangir was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Mob attacks are frequently reported in the South Asian nation of 170 million people.
At least 153 people have been killed by mob violence from August 2024 — when Hasina's rule ended, and she fled to India -- to September 2025, according to a report by Dhaka-based rights organisation Odhikar.
Saturday's killing was the first since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party swept to power in February.
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