Dhaka, April 22 -- A murder case has been filed over the death of Hindu leader Bhavesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh's northern district of Dinajpur, police said on Tuesday.

"Swapan Chandrea Roy, son of the late Bhavesh Chandra Roy, has filed a murder case in connection with his father's death", Police officer Md Abdus Sobur told ANI over the phone.

"No one has been arrested yet", he added, without elaborating.

Earlier on Sunday, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in the country, issued a statement strongly condemning recent incidents of communal violence across the country.

These include the murder of Bhavesh Chandra Roy in Biral, Dinajpur; the forced resignation of school headmaster Kantila...