In the Bhaluka upzila of Mymensingh in Bangladesh, another Hindu man named Bajendra Biswas (40) has been killed by a man named Noman Mia (22). Both Biswas and Noman Mia were members of the Defence Committee called Bangladesh Ansar, and worked in the same place, Sultana Sweaters Limited garment factory.
Asd per reports, the police have claimed that the incident was an ‘accidental discharge’ from a gun that Noman Mia was holding. The bullet fired by Noman hit Bajendra in the thigh, causing severe bleeding. He was taken to the Bhaluka Upzila Health Complex but soon succumbed to the blood loss.
Noman Mia was arrested and Bajendra’s body was sent for autopsy at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Bajendra Biswas was a Bangladesh Ansar member assigned to the security of the garment factory. He is the son of Pobitro Biswas and hailed from the Khadirpur village in Sylhet Sadar. Noman is the son of Lutfur Rahman and hails from Baluturi Bazar in the Taherpur area of Sunamganj.
Ansar in Bangladesh refers to an auxiliary force that is deployed for security duties at factories, offices and banks. In the Sultana garment factory, around 20 Ansar members have been deployed.
On December 18, a Hindu man who worked at a garment factory in Bhaluka was brutally lynched by a Muslim mob on false allegations of blasphemy.