Even Uttering the Word “Awami League” Is a Crime to Fascists—Freedom of Speech Suffocated Across the Country to Erase the Spirit of the Liberation War

Bangladesh is now facing a grim reality where speaking for truth and justice requires first checking whether your words might be interpreted as supportive of the Awami League—something that could provoke Yunus’s fascist mob. If you present accurate facts about the Liberation War, secularism, or even Tagore’s national anthem, the pro-Pakistani, Razakar-aligned extremists will surround you, attack you, and scream that you are an “Awami collaborator.”

In today’s Bangladesh, if someone speaks against extremism or militancy, they are immediately labeled anti-Islamic. Even if that person is a devout Muslim who prays five times a day, Yunus’s militant mob will have no hesitation in branding them an atheist or infidel. And God forbid you stand up for women—then the danger multiplies. According to Hefazat-e-Islam, progressive, self-reliant women are essentially whores, simply because they want to live as equals with men. All such efforts are quickly painted as a reflection of Awami League’s political ideology by these anti-state forces. In short, anything humane, progressive, or historically truthful is now forbidden.

Any speech supporting truth, peace, and justice that can be interpreted as reflecting the Awami League’s ideals exposes the fascist culture of pro-Pakistani politics. These extreme fascists first try to brainwash the public into accepting their fraudulent narratives. When that fails, they kill, jail, or burn homes—silencing voices with the tag of “Awami League supporter” as justification for their bloody campaigns. Yunus himself has supported these inhuman crimes carried out under the banner of “killing Awami Leaguers.”

There is no real press freedom anymore. Journalists who oppose the controlled narrative have been fired or threatened.

Sheikh Mujib now stands as the final obstacle. If they can erase the history of the Liberation War led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, then Mujib himself will be erased forever. The very name “Bangladesh” may cease to exist. Tagore’s Amar Shonar Bangla would be gone too. One day, we may even hear that singing the national anthem will get you arrested. If Golam Azam’s vision becomes Bangladesh’s reality, this is not an impossible future.

In Golam Azam’s Bangladesh, is the slogan “Joy Bangla” now illegal? A criminal offense? Ridiculous! The very slogan that made the children of Razakars lose Pakistan—does hearing it still make their souls tremble? Why are they so afraid? Is all this desperation to erase “Joy Bangla” driven by a fear of losing power again? The freedom fighters of ’71 are not dead yet. History will not be erased. Victory will return to Bengal through the cry of “Joy Bangla.”⁩