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.
The Awami League has announced nationwide protests and strikes demanding interim leader Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s resignation, escalating Bangladesh’s political confrontation.
Unidentified attackers torched the Awami League headquarters in Gulistan amid heavy security, raising concerns about the Yunus-led interim government’s role and the future of democracy in Bangladesh.
Southern Bangladesh witnessed arson, bomb attacks, and major highway blockades as activists of the banned Awami League enforced a “lockdown,” intensifying political turmoil nationwide.
British MP Bob Blackman urges Dr. Yunus’s interim government to hold free fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, protect minorities, and restore constitutional governance.
