Murder of Biswajit Das

Murder of Biswajit Das
Part of Violence of Bangladesh Chhatra League
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°48′15″N 90°24′55″E / 23.80417°N 90.41528°E / 23.80417; 90.41528
Date9 December 2012; 12 years ago
c.09:00 am (UTC+6)
VictimBiswajit Das
LitigationSee trial

On 9 December 2012, Biswajit Das, a tailor from Dhaka, Bangladesh was murdered by members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League. That morning, the opposition 18 Party Alliance had called for a nationwide road blockade. As Das was on his way to his shop, located in Shankhari Bazaar in Old Dhaka, one or more small explosives detonated near an anti-blockade procession organized by BCL activists from Jagannath University.