Bangladesh saw a dramatic shutdown Thursday as the Awami League’s nationwide call for protest crippled daily life amid violence, attacks, and rising tensions with the Yunus-led interim regime.
Bangladesh’s interim government has arrested more than 50,000 Awami League supporters in 14 months amid reports of extrajudicial killings and widespread political repression.
Bangladesh drops music and physical education teacher posts from primary schools after Islamist criticism, sparking concern over the future of creative education.
The National Consensus Commission’s July Charter effort faces collapse as Bangladesh’s largest and most secular parties remain excluded and Islamist blocs push for an illegal referendum.