A timely call to the police by factory management could have saved the life of Dipu Chandra Das, a Bangladeshi Hindu garment worker who was lynched on Thursday (December 18) following unverified allegations of blasphemy. Instead of alerting authorities, factory supervisors allegedly forced Das to resign, pushed him out of the premises, and handed him over to an enraged Islamist mob that beat him to death, hung his body and later set it on fire. Some of his colleagues are also reported to have taken part in the attack.
Disturbing details have since emerged about the killing of the 27-year-old worker at a garment factory in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. According to officials from Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and local police, Das was compelled to quit his job before being left at the mercy of the mob. His body was later found hanging along the Dhaka–Mymensingh highway, partially burnt, Bangladeshi media reports said.
Investigators have stated that no evidence has so far been found to support the blasphemy claims levelled against Das. Based on CCTV footage and videos circulating from the scene, authorities have arrested at least 12 people, including factory officials and workers.
However, investigators believe the killing was not a spontaneous act of violence. The sequence of events — from the forced resignation and failure to immediately involve police to the eventual handover of Das to the mob — suggests a coordinated and deliberate course of action that unfolded over several hours, rather than a sudden outburst.