In Gazipur’s bustling Barnagar, a routine morning shattered into bloodshed when Hindu confectionery proprietor Liton Ghosh, 55, was beaten to death defending his teenage aide. This Saturday’s outrage – the ninth Hindu homicide in Bangladesh this month – saw three assailants arrested after locals intervened.
Reports indicate 28-year-old Masum Mia initiated the clash at Baishakhi Sweetmeat and Hotel, enraged over banana leaves supposedly taken from his field by the 17-year-old worker. The argument intensified rapidly, summoning Masum’s father Mohammad Swapna Mia, 55, and mother Majida Khatun, 45, who escalated the brawl.
Liton Chandra Ghosh, affectionately called Kali, positioned himself between the employee and attackers, but was repaid with vicious strikes, including a fatal spade hit to the cranium. He perished instantly, turning his shop into a crime scene.
Enraged bystanders subdued Masum, Swapna, and Majida, delivering them to Kaliganj police. Station head Mohammad Zakir Hossain corroborated the account, assuring ongoing probes and impending court action under murder statutes.
With minorities increasingly vulnerable, this incident fuels debates on law enforcement efficacy and societal divides. Liton’s legacy as a community pillar endures, even as Bangladesh confronts the imperative to curb such recurrent violence.