Amnesty urges accountability over Hadi murder, mob violence
'Furthermore, we are alarmed by the lynching of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das following allegations of blasphemy,' says Amnesty International.
Amnesty International has said the interim government must take immediate steps to hold perpetrators of acts of violence and killings accountable in a fair trial without recourse to the death penalty.
In an X post today (20 December), it called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, and the subsequent mob violence which led to the burning of the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star and Chhayanaut, and the harassment of New Age Editor Nurul Kabir.
#Bangladesh ??: Amnesty International calls on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure prompt, thorough, independent, and impartial investigations into the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, and the subsequent mob violence which led to the burning of the offices…
— Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office (@amnestysasia) December 19, 2025
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"Furthermore, we are alarmed by the lynching of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das following allegations of blasphemy," said the rights body in a statement.
Amnesty International condemned the mob violence, which has resulted in injuries, destruction of property, and even death.
