Bangladesh

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Investigators in Bangladesh confirmed no evidence that Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das insulted any religion before his mob lynching. RAB checked his Facebook, interviewed locals and coworkers everyone admitted the Prophet Muhammad insult rumor was baseless, sparking unchecked violence.

RAB says a factory floor manager forced Dipu Chandra Das to quit, then handed him to a mob in Mymensingh's Bhaluka. The 28-year-old was beaten to death, hung from a tree, and burned. 10 arrested, including managers; probe eyes old enmity or crowd pressure.

In an interview with NDTV, Dipu’s father, Ravilal Das, said that he first came to know about his son’s killing through social media. “We started hearing things on Facebook. Then people began telling us he had been badly beaten. After some time, my uncle told me they had tied my son to a tree,” the deceased's father narrated.

Just days after a Hindu man was lynched, and his body was attacked and set on fire by violent Islamists in Bangladesh on blasphemy...

Police said unknown attackers came at night, locked the front door from outside, and then poured petrol around the house before setting it on fire.

A violent mob attacked the offices of Bangladeshi newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star on the night of 18th December. While no journalist...

The lynching took place during a period of heightened tension in Bangladesh following the death of anti-India and jihadi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi.

Hadi's funeral procession will be held on Saturday (20th December) following Zuhr prayers at Manik Mia Avenue.