DU Deputy Registrar Muhammad Lavlu Molla has been jailed under the Anti-Terrorism Act after posting a graphic supporting Sheikh Hasina, sparking alarm over rising political repression.
Bangladesh’s Catholic Church denounces the death sentence against Sheikh Hasina as one-sided and political, raising moral questions about the interim government’s legitimacy.
Awami League activists blocked the Dhaka–Barishal highway in Madaripur ahead of the Sheikh Hasina verdict, stranding hundreds of vehicles during a nationwide shutdown.
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.
