Nearly 7,000 uniformed personnel, including members of a newly raised militia group, have been deployed across Dhaka ahead of the Awami League’s four-day protest program following Sheikh Hasina’s tribunal verdict.
The Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council warns a coordinated campaign — amplified by mosque sermons and the #TMD hashtag on social media — is inciting violence against Hindus and demands immediate action.
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.
From exile, Sheikh Hasina warns that Muhammad Yunus’s regime has “surrendered to extremists,” claiming Bangladesh is on a “dark path” without inclusive democracy.
Sheikh Hasina has announced her intent to contest the next national election, dismissing $234 billion corruption allegations as “ridiculous” in her interview with The New Indian Express.
