Bangladesh’s interim regime arrests 15 officers and indicts exiled leader Sheikh Hasina in a tribunal critics call selective and politically motivated—part of a campaign to purge pro-liberation forces.
Unclaimed bodies in Dhaka have surged by 30% this year, reflecting a broader collapse of public safety in Bangladesh amid rising killings and social distress.
The National Consensus Commission’s July Charter effort faces collapse as Bangladesh’s largest and most secular parties remain excluded and Islamist blocs push for an illegal referendum.
A Canadian institute says the UN’s Bangladesh protest report overstated abuses under Hasina while overlooking opposition-led violence and aiding Yunus’s interim rule.
As temples sparkle and dhaks beat across Bangladesh, many Hindu devotees still carry the anxiety of past violence, pressing the interim government to back words with action.