By Admin 
Violence, harassment and killings against minority Hindus continue in Bangladesh. Khokan Chandra Das, a 50-year-old Hindu businessman, died during treatment at the National Burn Institute in Dhaka on Saturday (January 3, 2026), who was first attacked with sharp weapons and completely bled to death and then set on fire.
According to news agency ANI, Dr. Shaon Bin Rehman, Professor of National Burn Institute, has confirmed the death of Hindu businessman Khokan Chandra Das. Khokan Chandra Das, 50, died during treatment in the hospital three days after the alleged incident.
Khokan Chandra Das kept fighting the battle of life for three days
Actually, three days ago, businessman Khokan Chandra Das was returning home by auto at night after closing his medicine shop. Meanwhile, on the way, some attackers stopped him and beat him badly. After this, they poured petrol on them and burnt them alive. However, after this incident, Khokan Das kept fighting for his life for three days with the fear of death and unbearable pain, but in the end he lost the battle of his life.
What did Bangladesh Police say regarding the matter?
According to Bangladeshi police, Khokan Chandra Das was a resident of Tiloi village of Koneshwar Union and he ran a mobile banking business along with a medicine shop in Keurbhanga market. On Wednesday (December 31, 2025) night, Das was returning home after closing his shop when the attackers attacked him on Damudya-Shariatpur Road near the market.
According to the report of Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo, when the attackers attacked him and set him on fire, Khokan Das jumped into a nearby pond to save his life. When the local people heard their screams and reached the spot, all the attackers ran away from there. After this, the local people took him out of the pond and admitted him to the emergency ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital for treatment.
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