A Hindu man, Khokon Das, was critically injured after being attacked and set on fire by a mob in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district on December 31. This incident is the latest in a series of attacks on Hindus in the country, following similar assaults on Amrit Mondal and Dipu Chandra Das in December. Rights groups have expressed concern over escalating violence against religious minorities. India has raised objections regarding the treatment of minorities, which Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as exaggerated and misleading, attributing such portrayals to attempts to spread anti-Bangladesh sentiment.