Another Hindu man has been killed in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, marking the third such incident in less than a week and the second in the region, amid growing concern over violence against minorities.

Rahman, 60, is the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, one of two major political parties in the South Asian nation of more than 170 million people. His return is seen as politically significant ahead of the next election set for Feb. 12 under the current interim government.

Several prominent women leaders of the NCP, the Bangladesh students' party backing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim set-up, have either spoken against the outfit or resigned in the last one week. Behind the anger is the NCP's alliance with the radical Jamaat-e-Islami.

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In office for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.

Mahanta said the operation was carried out last night in Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa and Darrang districts of Assam, besides Tripura.

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