European Union Delegation to Bangladesh strongly condemns the killing of a Hindu priest in Panchagarh and urged the authorities concerned to ensure a thorough investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Criminals slit the throat of a Hindu priest at a temple in Debiganj of Panchagarh just after dawn yesterday and fled the scene firing shots and exploding homemade bombs, which injured two devotees. Deceased Jogeswar Dasadhikari, 50, is the latest victim of a recent string of attacks on clerics and prayer houses of minorities in Bangladesh over the last few months.