Bangladesh’s human rights landscape sharply deteriorated in 2025 as mob violence surged, minorities were targeted, journalists silenced, and democratic protections steadily collapsed.
An assessment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political life, controversies, and her decades-long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina that shaped—and strained—Bangladesh’s democracy.
India’s Victory Day tributes increasingly omit Bangladesh, signaling concern over Dhaka’s retreat from the values of 1971 and a fraying consensus that once anchored regional stability.
Banned Islamist groups in Bangladesh are resurging under the Yunus-led interim regime, exploiting weakened state control to mobilize, recruit, and expand extremist influence.
From exile, Sheikh Hasina condemns Bangladesh’s unelected interim regime, warns of rising extremism and lawfare, and urges a return to free, participatory elections and constitutional governance.
