Bangladesh: Wife of temple advisor Shilpi Rani Sushil stabbed to death at home in Cox’s Bazar
Shilpi Rani Sushil was stabbed to death by assailants at her residence in Maheshkhali’s Hoanak Union in Cox’s Bazar district on September 7. Her family rushed her to Chakaria General Hospital in critical condition, but doctors declared her dead on arrival.
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A Hindu woman, identified as Shilpi Rani Sushil, was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants at her residence in the Shil Para area of Padmapukur Para under Hoanak Union in Maheshkhali upazila of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district on the evening of September 7, 2026.
Victim Hindu woman who has been stabbed to death
According to the information available about the incident, the attackers entered or reached the residence while Shilpi Rani was at home and stabbed her multiple times before fleeing the scene. She sustained serious stab injuries to her abdomen and other parts of her body.
Family members rushed the critically injured woman to Chakaria General Hospital for emergency treatment. However, the attending doctor declared her dead upon arrival.
🚨BREAKING : Another Hindu woman Shilpi Rani Sushil stabbed to death at her home in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar.
— Voice Of BD Hindus 🇧🇩 (@HinduUnityBD) September 7, 2026
Attackers stabbed her in the stomach and fled.
She was the wife of Kali Temple committee adviser Rabindra Lal Sushil.#SaveBangladeshHindus pic.twitter.com/6aGecdfMaR
Attackers remain unidentified
The identities of the attackers and the motive behind the killing of Shilpi Rani Sushil were not immediately established.
However, the stabbing has added to growing concerns over the security of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, with reports and minority-rights organisations documenting a series of attacks, killings, vandalism and violence targeting religious minorities in different parts of the country.
#Pogrom is going on in #Bangladesh.
— Hindu Voice (@HinduVoice_in) September 8, 2026
Smt. Shilpi Rani Sushil was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants at her residence in Shil Para, #Padmapukur Para area, under Hoanak Union of #Maheshkhali Upazila in #CoxBazar district.
The incident took place on the evening of 7th… pic.twitter.com/M1u8AgyKfz
Wife of temple advisor
Shilpi Rani Sushil was the wife of Rabindra Lal Sushil, who was a prominent businessman and social worker from Hoanak Padmapukur Para in Maheshkhali.
Rabindra Lal Sushil is also associated with the Padmapukur Para Sarbojonin Sri Sri Kali Temple, where he serves as an adviser to the temple’s management committee.
The killing has therefore raised concern within the local Hindu community, particularly because of the victim’s association with a family involved in community and religious activities.