New Delhi : One of Bangladesh’s top Hindu leaders and former minister Ramesh Chandra Sen died on Saturday after falling critically ill in custody. Ramesh Chandra Sen was the former Water Resources Minister of Bangladesh and a five-time Member of Parliament (MP), winning his latest election in 2024.
Sen was 85 and suffering from several ailments. He wasn’t being provided the care that a former minister was entitled to, according to people in the know of the jail conditions under the interim set-up of Muhammad Yunus. He was charged with three counts, including murder, even as rampant allegations of political vendetta against Awami League (AL) leaders became the norm after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime in August 2024.
Images of Sen, with his hands tied by ropes used for cattle, being taken to the police in August 2024 emerged on social media. It is said when most AL leaders fled after targeted attacks, Sen stayed put in his house, because of the conviction that he hadn’t done anything wrong. Bangladeshis began sharing the news of Sen’s death on Facebook, alleging it to be a “prison murder” and “custodial killing”.
Part of the massacre that has been going on since 5 August 2024. In the list of those hundreds of killings, there is one more new name — Ramesh Chandra Sen,” Dhaka-based content creator Prodip Kumar Choudhury wrote on Facebook. Sen’s mass appeal and political prowess can be gauged from the fact that he built his political career against Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a heavyweight of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
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