Radical Islamists torch Hindu home in Bangladesh, issue ‘final warning’ to community

Islamist violence against Hindus escalates in Bangladesh as arson, lynching, and open threats expose the collapse of law and order

PGurus Newsdesk

December 23, 2025

Radical Islamist violence targets Hindus in Bangladesh with arson and threats

Bangladesh descends into radical violence as Hindus targeted with fire and threats

A chilling wave of radical Islamist violence continues to engulf Bangladesh, with yet another targeted attack against the Hindu community underscoring the rapid collapse of law and order and the state’s failure to protect religious minorities.

A Hindu family narrowly escaped death after their house was deliberately set on fire in Chattogram on Tuesday, in what investigators and locals describe as a premeditated, faith-based attack. The assault has intensified fear among Hindus already reeling from a series of brutal incidents across the country.

The victims, identified as Jayanti Sangha and Babu Shukushil, were trapped inside their home when miscreants torched the property. With the main exits blocked by raging flames, the family was forced to cut through a perimeter fence to flee for their lives. While they survived, their house was completely gutted, and their pets were burned alive inside the home.

Beyond the total loss of their belongings and life savings, the family is now grappling with trauma amid an environment where radical threats against Hindus are becoming increasingly explicit and brazen.

Investigators recovered a handwritten banner near the charred remains of the house that left little doubt about the motive. Written in Bengali, the message directly threatened the Hindu community, accusing it of “anti-Islamic activities” and ordering an immediate halt to Hindu religious gatherings, community meetings, and public movement.

Labelled as a “final warning,” the note warned that Hindu homes, businesses, and properties would continue to be targeted if the diktat was ignored. “No one will be able to protect you,” the banner read, threatening “serious action” against any resistance. The message openly accused Hindus of acting “against Islam and the Muslim community,” reflecting a dangerous radicalisation that now appears to be operating with near impunity.

The Chattogram attack comes amid an alarming spike in communal violence across Bangladesh. Just days earlier, Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu garment worker, was brutally lynched by a mob in Mymensingh and his body set on fire on December 18 over unverified allegations of blasphemy — a crime that has become a recurring pretext for mob violence.

The deteriorating situation has been compounded by nationwide unrest following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, triggering riots, arson attacks on media houses, and widespread breakdowns in policing across multiple districts.

With radical elements openly issuing threats and minorities fleeing for survival, critics warn that Bangladesh is witnessing a dangerous normalisation of Islamist extremism — one that threatens not only its Hindu population but the very foundations of civil order and pluralism in the country.

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