Published: 23 December 2025
Because 293 is not a statistic.
It is 293 families.
In the previous chapters, we examined how violence unfolded — promises broken, faith misused, rumours weaponised. But now we must ask a harder question:
Who were the people behind those headlines?
Dipu Chandra Das — Worker, Son, Citizen
Killed: 18 December 2025 — Bhaluka, Mymensingh
He was not a politician.
He was not an activist.
He was not armed.
He was accused. A crowd formed. He died.
Beyond the accusation was a life — employment, family, routine.
When discussing elections, voters must remember that governance is not abstract. It protects workers like him — or fails them.
The “Suspicious Stranger” Cases
Throughout 2025, several individuals attacked over kidnapping rumours were later found to have no link to any crime.
They were travellers. Labourers. Passersby.
They died not because of identity, but because they were alone in the wrong moment.
The state’s responsibility is not only to punish criminals — but to protect the falsely accused.
Minority Families Targeted
In multiple reported incidents, minority households were attacked following religious allegations.
Homes were vandalised. Property destroyed. Fear spread faster than prosecution.
These were not policy debates.
They were families choosing whether to leave their neighbourhoods permanently.
The Voter’s Responsibility
When approaching the national election, the question should not only be:
Who speaks the strongest?
It should be:
Who protects the weakest?
Because governance is measured not by speeches, but by whether a father returns home safely.
If 293 lives were lost in one year, the issue is not only morality — it is institutional reliability.
And institutions are shaped by political leadership.
The Series Moves Forward
Part 5 will examine where law enforcement failed to intervene — and whether those failures were structural, political, or procedural.
Memory is not about anger.
It is about refusing to let names disappear.
Note:
This image is AI-generated and used to reflect the atmosphere and message of the article. It is not a photograph from the actual incident, but a visual aid to help frame the context.