Dhaka, August 26, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four members of a Hindu family, including two children, have gone missing from Chandpur city in Bangladesh, according to local media reports citing a relative, amid continuing concerns over the safety of minorities in the country.
The missing family members have been identified as businessman Pintu Das, his wife Rimi, their elder son Priyam and younger son Rupam Das.
The disappearance was confirmed on Wednesday by Upma Dey, a close relative of the family and joint convener of the Chandpur district Hindu Buddhist Christian Students’ Unity Council.
According to Dainik Kalbela, Pintu Das lived with his family in a rented house in Chandpur city and was reportedly facing debt-related problems. Dey said relatives had recently learned that a member of a Patwari family had allegedly been threatening Pintu Das. The four family members have been missing since then.
The officer-in-charge of Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station confirmed that police had received information about the disappearance.
“We have just learned about the disappearance of four members of his family, including Pintu Das. The matter will be investigated, and necessary steps will be taken to rescue them,” the officer said.
The disappearance comes days after four members of another Hindu family were killed in Rangpur city.
The victims were identified as retired Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, 50, their 23-year-old daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi and their 12-year-old son Priyam Chakraborty. The killings took place on August 20, and police recovered the bodies two days later on the night of August 22.
Bangladesh Police subsequently arrested two men, identified as 23-year-old Siddhartha Das and 19-year-old Mugdha Das, in connection with the murders. According to local media reports, police said the accused allegedly planned and carried out the killings after the retired teacher tried to stop them from using yaba, an illicit methamphetamine-based drug, on the family’s rooftop. The two were arrested from Dakhiganj cremation ground in Rangpur.
Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), an international human rights organisation, condemned the Rangpur killings and called for a comprehensive investigation into the possibility of religious extremist or militant links.
The organisation said the deaths of four members of a Hindu minority family, including a woman and a child, should not be prematurely treated as an ordinary or isolated crime. It cited the victims’ religious identity, changes in the police account of the motive, concerns raised by relatives and questions about possible wider motives as reasons for an independent and credible investigation.
JMBF also referred to a recent UN warning that Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has been attempting to use Bangladesh as a base for establishing terrorist cells. The finding was contained in the 38th report of the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted to the UN Security Council committee dealing with Islamic State, Al-Qaida and associated groups.
JMBF acknowledged that the UN report does not directly connect the Rangpur killings with AQIS or any other militant organisation, but said the security warning underscored the need to examine all possible motives and connections impartially.
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