Bangladesh Violence: Fear before elections in Bangladesh, body of Hindu youth found with legs tied, created stir, tension due to fear of murder

News India Live, Digital Desk: Just days before voting for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, the trend of communal violence and targeted killings has intensified. Recently, the body of a Hindu youth was found under suspicious circumstances, whose legs were tied. This incident has once again sparked an international debate on the security and human rights of minorities living in the neighboring country.1. Description of the incident: Crossing the limits of cruelty. According to reports, this incident took place in Mymensingh or its surrounding district, where the youth was found dead a few hours after he went missing. Condition: Looking at the body, it appears that the youth was tortured before the murder. His legs were tied with ropes, which points towards some premeditated conspiracy or enmity. Identification: The local police is investigating the identity of the deceased and the real motive behind the murder, but Hindu organizations have called it an intimidation tactic before the elections.2. Increasing graph before elections (Pre-poll Violence) This is not the first incident. In the last 45 days (from December 2025 to February 2026), around 15 Hindu minorities have been reported murdered in Bangladesh: Sushen Chandra Sarkar (February 2026): A 62-year-old Hindu businessman was murdered after entering his shop in Trishal Upazila and the killers closed the shutters and ran away. Sameer Das (January 2026): An auto-driver was beaten to death. Dipu Chandra Das (December 2025): In Mymensingh itself, a mob beat a young man to death on false charges of ‘blasphemy’ and burnt the body.3. Fear and anger in the Hindu communityBangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) has demanded immediate intervention from the interim government and the Election Commission. Threat of migration: Many Hindu families have started migrating from their villages due to fear of violence. India’s concern: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has also expressed deep concern, terming these attacks on minorities in Bangladesh as ‘horrendous’.4. Police and administration’s side: The local administration says that they are looking at these cases as ‘personal enmity’ or ‘criminal incidents’ and security has been increased before the elections. However, human rights activists say that the non-arrest of the culprits and celebrating ‘mob lynching’ as a festival is emboldening the criminals.