Bangladesh, Jan. 20 -- The killing of a 19-year-old Buddhist youth in Coxs Bazar has intensified concerns among Bangladeshs religious minority communities, coming amid allegations of prolonged communal threats, earlier attacks on the victims family, and claims of intimidation by local radical elements.

The victim, Rahid Barua, was found dead on the morning of January 19, hanging from a tree near his home in BGB Camp Paschim Para, an area under Coxs Bazar Sadar. Family members and local residents allege that Rahid was abducted from in front of his house late the previous night and murdered after being subjected to physical torture.

Police have recovered the body and launched an investigation, while minority rights groups and community le...