The lynching of Deepu Chandra Das raises an unsettling question: when fear is shaped by repeated religiously justified violence, is it irrational prejudice—or a learned response to broken justice?
The lynching and burning of Dipu Chandra Das highlights how blasphemy allegations are repeatedly weaponized in Bangladesh, enabling mob violence and near-total impunity.
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.
A surge of politically driven renaming in Bangladesh has ignited fears of historical revisionism, as Liberation War symbols and martyrs’ legacies are removed from public spaces.
A credible election in Bangladesh is impossible under current political restrictions. Forcing a vote now risks instability, violence, and democratic collapse.
