Bangladesh Police has arrested Yasin Arafat, the main accused who instigated the fundamentalist mob which brutally murdered Hindu minority citizen Dipu Chandra Das on charges of blasphemy in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. According to officials, former teacher Yasin Arafat played an important role in the planning and execution of this terrible attack. After which Bangladesh is facing global criticism for this incident amid continuous atrocities on minorities in the country.

In fact, last month, on 18 December 2025, 27-year-old Hindu minority Dipu Chandra Das, working in a textile factory in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, was forcibly fired from his job by the factory supervisor and handed over to the fundamentalist mob. After which the radical fundamentalist mob beats Dipu Chandra Das badly and kills him. Then she hangs his dead body from a tree and sets it on fire. At the same time, one of his colleagues is also allegedly involved in killing Deepu.

Main accused Arafat was absconding after Deepu’s murder

Bangladesh Police said that after the murder of Dipu Chandra Das, the main accused Yasin Arafat had fled from the area and was hiding, who was arrested by the police on Thursday (January 8, 2026).

According to officials, it was Yasin who hatched the entire conspiracy behind this horrific attack and instigated the mob to target Hindu minority youth Dipu Chandra Das. Thanks to leadership in a local community, he reportedly quickly gathered a large group, which escalated into a deadly attack.

Yasin himself had dragged Deepu to the intersection – Police

Bangladeshi police said that Arafat not only incited the mob to carry out the attack, but he himself dragged Dipu to an intersection, where he was hanged from a tree and then set on fire.

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The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh has expressed displeasure over the protests and sloganeering outside the residence of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Saturday (December 20, 2025). The Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that on December 20, 2025, some people reached the residence of the Bangladesh High Commission and vandalized the barricades. This incident is inappropriate and very regrettable.

Bangladesh Foreign Ministry issued a statement

The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh has issued an official statement regarding this matter on Sunday (December 21, 2025). The statement said, “The inappropriate incident that took place at the residence of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Saturday (December 20, 2025) is extremely regrettable and cannot be accepted at all as a form of misleading propaganda.”

“The miscreants were allowed to conduct their activities just outside the perimeter of the High Commission, causing panic among the staff present inside the premises. No advance information was given to the High Commission about this organized event. However, we note the commitment of the Government of India to ensure the security of all diplomatic establishments of Bangladesh in India,” the statement said.

Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweets, “The unjustifiable incident at the Bangladesh High Commission residence in New Delhi on 20 Dec 2025 is highly regrettable.” pic.twitter.com/vK3Gl00jfE

— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2025

Bangladesh government arrested the suspects – Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry

Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said, “We completely reject the attempt by Indian authorities to portray an isolated attack on a Bangladeshi citizen, who incidentally belongs to the Hindu community, as attacks on minorities.”

The statement said, “The Government of Bangladesh has taken prompt action and arrested the suspects involved in this incident. The inter-community situation in Bangladesh is better than in many other parts of South Asia. Bangladesh believes that the governments of all countries in the region (South Asia) have the responsibility to ensure the safety of minorities in their respective countries.”

On which matter did Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry issue a statement?

In fact, in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu minority youth, was brutally murdered after mob lynching. There was a lot of protest after the video of this incident went viral on social media. After this, on Saturday (December 20), 20 to 25 youth gathered outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi regarding the same matter and protested and raised slogans.

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