A Hindu businessman died on Saturday, three days after he was attacked while returning home from work in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, The Daily Star reported.
Khokon Chandra Das, 50, was assaulted near Keurbhanga Bazar in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district on Wednesday night after closing his shop.
Kajol Debnath of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said this was the fifth death of a Hindu man since December and that seven attacks on the community had been recorded during the month, PTI reported.
Das ran a pharmacy and also worked as an agent for mobile financial services, The Daily Star reported.
At around 9.30 pm, armed assailants reportedly stopped his autorickshaw, attacked him with sharp weapons and then set him on fire using flammable substances.
Residents rescued him and took him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, from where he was referred to Dhaka because of the severity of his injuries. He was later treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, where he eventually died during treatment.
Doctors said Das had multiple injuries, including a serious abdominal wound and burn injuries to his face, head and hands, PTI reported.
A relative told The Daily Star that about 30% of Das’ body was burned and that his condition worsened early on Saturday.
Before his death, Das identified two alleged attackers,...
