Ongoing case · 2024
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Saiful Islam Alif, a lawyer in Chittagong, Bangladesh, was fatally attacked on 26 November 2024 during unrest after Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das was denied bail in a separate sedition case. A court framed murder-related charges against 39 defendants in January 2026, and testimony began the following month; no verdict has been reported.
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Suggest coverage for Killing of Saiful Islam AlifOn 26 November 2024, Saiful Islam Alif, a lawyer practising at the Chittagong Court in Bangladesh, was fatally attacked during unrest after Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das was denied bail and ordered jailed in a separate sedition case. Protesters outside the court blocked a police vehicle and clashed with police, who used batons, tear gas, and sound grenades. Property in and around the court complex was damaged.
During the unrest, assailants attacked Alif near the Rangam Convention Hall. Local residents took him to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Other people, including journalists, were injured during the clashes.
The killing drew public condemnation and demands for an investigation. Petitions asking the Bangladesh Supreme Court to ban ISKCON were rejected. ISKCON Bangladesh denied that the organisation was involved in Alif’s death.
Police initially arrested seven people after reviewing video footage. Alif’s father filed a murder case naming 31 people and additional unidentified suspects, and further arrests followed. Police later submitted a charge sheet against 39 people.
The case also generated misinformation. Some reports incorrectly described Alif as Chinmoy Das’s lawyer or said that police had shot him; later reporting corrected those claims.
In January 2026, the Chattogram Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal framed charges against 39 defendants, including Chinmoy Krishna Das. Testimony began on 2 February 2026. The defendants remain accused, and no verdict has been reported.
Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Mancha, is arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on sedition charges.
Das is denied bail at Chittagong Court; protests by his followers turn violent, and lawyer Saiful Islam Alif is fatally attacked with sharp weapons; he dies at Chattogram Medical College Hospital around 4:00 p.m. from blunt force trauma.
Chittagong District Bar Association begins a strike protesting the murder, continuing into 28 November.
ISKCON holds a news conference denying involvement in Alif's murder.
Alif's father files a murder case at Kotwali Police Station naming 31 individuals and 10-15 unidentified persons.
Police arrest Chandan Das, described as the prime accused, in Bhairab, Kishoreganj.
Court denies bail for 11 accused in the murder case.
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Lawyer practicing at Chittagong Court, fatally attacked during protests on 26 November 2024.[3]
Charged with murder in the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif; named among the accused indicted after a chargesheet naming 39 people was accepted by a Chattogram court in August 2025, with charges formally framed on 19 January 2026 by the Chattogram Speedy Trial Tribunal; trial pending.[3]
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SOLVEDListenJamal Khan Road, Chittagong, Bangladesh · 2000s
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Credit: MD SAIFUL AMINCC BY-SA 4.0SourceSOLVEDListenChittagong Circuit House, Chittagong, Bangladesh · 1980s
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