Jurists and rights defenders urge the Yunus-led interim government to reopen investigations into 1,199 extrajudicial killings under Khaleda Zia and 333 deaths during the 2007–08 caretaker regime. Selective prosecutions risk turning Bangladesh’s new justice drive into a political purge while past custodial killings remain untried.
A Canadian institute says the UN’s Bangladesh protest report overstated abuses under Hasina while overlooking opposition-led violence and aiding Yunus’s interim rule.
Bangladeshi-Americans rallied in New York against Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s interim regime, accusing it of minority persecution and demanding the return of Sheikh Hasina’s democratic rule.
Awami League supporters in New York hurled eggs, blocked cars, and staged protests against Muhammad Yunus, accusing his interim regime of torture and repression.