NewzVille Desk
Yet another Hindu youth has died in Bangladesh, intensifying concerns over violence against religious minorities.
Nineteen-year-old Joy Mohapatra died on Friday at a hospital in Sylhet after allegedly ingesting poison following a dispute over unpaid mobile phone instalments in Derai upazila of Sunamganj.
Joy’s family alleged that he was beaten, humiliated, and provoked by shopkeeper Amirul Islam of Burhanpur village over a delayed Tk 500 instalment for a mobile phone bought on credit, while his mother claimed the shopkeeper forced him to ingest poison—an allegation denied by the accused.
Police said the incident is under investigation and no case has been filed yet.
The death is being reported as the eighth killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh in less than a month, amid rising attacks on minorities.
