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.
New York-based writer Dr. Mohsin Ali has appealed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres for an independent probe into the OHCHR’s human rights report on Bangladesh, alleging factual errors and political bias.
From exile, Sheikh Hasina warns that Muhammad Yunus’s regime has “surrendered to extremists,” claiming Bangladesh is on a “dark path” without inclusive democracy.
The IRI report reveals that Bangladesh’s so-called reform agenda cannot deliver democracy without restoring political inclusion and returning power to elected hands.