New York state assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar on Tuesday strongly condemned the mob lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh, warning that the incident reflects what she described as a “troubling pattern of violence against Hindus and religious minorities” in the South Asian nation.
In a statement, the Indian-American Democrat leader said she was “deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority,” citing the killing of Dipu Chandra Das as the most recent and brutal example.
“The horrific mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das underscores a troubling pattern of violence against Hindus and religious minorities in Bangladesh,” Rajkumar stated in a strongly worded post on X.
“We must stand together—from Queens to across the globe—for human rights, justice, and religious freedom,” she further wrote.
Rajkumar further said the killing was not an isolated incident but part of a wider pattern of “religious persecution and targeted violence against minorities” in Bangladesh. She pointed to figures documented by the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, which she said recorded thousands of incidents of violence and vandalism over the past year.
“The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council documented 2,442 incidents of violence against minorities and over 150 temples vandalized from August 2024 to July 2025,” the statement said.
According to Rajkumar, such figures point to an atmosphere of fear and insecurity for minority communities, particularly Hindus, and have repercussions beyond Bangladesh’s borders. “From Queens to countries across the globe, we all share in the fear, pain, and uncertainty faced by Hindus in Bangladesh,” she said.
Rajkumar said she stood in solidarity with Bangladesh’s Hindu community and reiterated her support for protecting human rights and religious freedom worldwide.
“We stand in solidarity with Bangladesh’s Hindu community and for human rights and religious freedom globally,” she said.
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Rajkumar represents a Queens district with a large immigrant population, including members of the South Asian and Bangladeshi diaspora, and has been a vocal advocate on civil rights and religious freedom. Her statement comes amid heightened concern among diaspora groups and human rights organisations over reports of violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh amid unrest and political tensions.
