Journalist Mijanur Rahman Sohel says DB detained him for 10+ hours to block an anti-NEIR press conference, claiming business syndicate interests influenced the order.
Bank officer Shamim Sheikh was arrested despite no charges, allegedly targeted only for being related to a former minister. Critics warn Bangladesh is sliding into politically motivated detentions.
Fifteen-year-old Imran Hossain, a Class Eight student, was arrested under Bangladesh’s Special Powers and Anti-Terrorism laws, triggering outrage over violations of child protection laws.
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reinstated the caretaker government system but ruled it won’t apply to the next election, leaving the Yunus-led interim regime in place amid constitutional controversy.
Murad Hossain, a freedom fighter and Ward-12 AL president, died in Kashimpur Jail. His party claims he was denied treatment and falsely implicated by the interim government.
