has emerged as the personification of fear across the isolated islands and sandbars (chars) of the Padma River, spanning three districts. Their reign of terror, fueled by sand quarry (balumahal) control, land grabbing, and widespread extortion, has made life unbearable for locals. The latest wave of violence occurred just this Monday in Rajshahi’s Bagha upazila, where Kakon Bahini members allegedly opened fire indiscriminately during a turf war over control of a char, leaving two people dead. Disturbingly, a third body, believed to be a member of Kakon’s gang, was…
Read MoreReign of Terror on the Padma Char: ‘Kakon Bahini’ Blamed for Murders and Extortion Across Three Districts
