Four days after the 25-year-old Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh, the reaction of the United States and the United Nations has come out. Due to this delay, accusations of selective sensitivity and double standards have been made in international forums. American parliamentarians and the United Nations have now raised questions about the law and order of Bangladesh and talked about the security of religious minorities. But the critics say that this response has come too late. The interesting thing is that a few days ago in the case of the shooting death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the leader of the protests in Bangladesh, the United Nations immediately issued a statement and strongly condemned it.
At the same time, the silence of the UN and America remained for four days on the brutal killing of the Hindu youth. Deepu Chandra Das was brutally beaten by the mob on charges of blasphemy, then his body was set on fire and thrown on the road. According to local media, 12 people have been arrested in this case so far. New York legislator Jennifer Rajkumar and American MP Raja Krishnamurthy have now described it as an example of increasing violence against minorities in Bangladesh.
At the same time, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has also expressed concern about violence, but this late concern leaves many questions. Human rights organizations say that if the identity of the victim was different, the response might have come at a different time. This is the reason why this case is not only about murder, but also about the fairness and priorities of global organizations.