Democracy does not work when participation depends on the approval of those in power. However, in Bangladesh, that is now precisely the problem. The Awami League has made its position clear: it wants to take part in the national election. But one by one, the legal, administrative, and political pathways that would allow it to do so are being del...
Bangladesh’s February 2026 election is being sold as a return to democracy, but in reality, it is built on exclusion. By banning the Awami League, the country’s largest political party with the support of nearly 60% of voters, the Yunus government has ensured that a majority of citizens will be locked out of the electoral process. An election th...
As Christmas approached this year, police stood guard outside churches across Bangladesh’s capital, while Christian families shortened celebrations, installed private security cameras and avoided nighttime services. For many, the precautions reflected a grim new reality: a sharp rise in threats and attacks against Christians since the interim go...
Once a convicted accused, Tarique Rahman is now receiving one privilege after another, with repeated violations of the law raising deep questions in the public mind. The law that is strict and uncompromising for ordinary citizens—does it become relaxed in the case of Tarique Rahman? Or is he, in effect, above the law? From the very moment...
Custody Without Safety Deaths in jail and police custody have increased noticeably under the Yunus-led interim government, turning detention into a growing source of fear rather than protection. People are being arrested alive and returned dead, with official explanations offering little clarity and even less accountability. What was meant to b...
November 2025 has exposed a stark truth: human rights in Bangladesh are rapidly eroding under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. Ordinary citizens - students, journalists, and political activists - now live under constant fear. Speaking out, participating in protests, or even expressing opinions online can lead to arrests, harassment,...
Bangladesh is entering one of the most unsettling periods in its recent history. What should have been a transitional moment has instead become a slow-motion dismantling of our democratic foundation. Since taking charge in August 2024, Muhammad Yunus has made one decision that changed everything: he suspended all activities of the Awami League, ...
Another Year, No Parade For the second year in a row, Bangladesh will observe Victory Day without its iconic parade. December 16, once a day of national pride, will pass with empty streets: no marching soldiers, no salutes, no public celebration of our hard-won independence. No security threat over Victory Day, no parade this year either This...
Fifteen months have passed under “the Shylock of Bangladesh”, Dr Yunus. In the fourteen months of his illegitimate rule, Dhaka alone has seen 456 recorded murders, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police itself. From last September to this October, DMP registered an average of 33 murder cases per month. Nationwide, 4,177 murder ca...
Over the past two decades, Bangladesh’s two most powerful political dynasties have faced starkly different scrutiny when it comes to corruption. While Begum Khaleda Zia’s sons — Tarique Rahman and Arafat “Koko” Rahman — have been the subjects of internationally documented money-laundering cases, the current in...
“Education is the backbone of a nation, and no child should be denied the light of knowledge.” These words from Sheikh Hasina were not mere rhetoric; they became a national mission. For 16 years, she turned education into the heart of Bangladesh’s transformation. Each New Year’s Day, millions of children opened brand-new...
Yunus’s Promise Turned into a Struggle for Survival The sound of sewing machines that once filled the air in Dhaka, Gazipur, and Narayanganj has gone quiet. The factories that used to keep Bangladesh’s economy alive are now shutting their doors one after another. Thousands of garment workers are out of work, wandering the streets, d...
Is a Peaceful March Treated As a Crime in a Democracy Awami League leaders and activists once again took to the streets in a massive rally towards the National Parliament, demanding the resignation of the illegal Yunus government. The march, intended as a peaceful show of people’s strength, quickly turned into yet another scene of state-s...
Bangladesh today stands at a dangerous crossroads. What was once a nation born out of a secular, pluralistic vision in 1971 is now being dragged into the abyss of religious fundamentalism. The fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, 2024, did not usher in stability; it opened the gates for extremism. And at the center of this crisi...
Over 2,000 members of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK held a demonstration in Trafalgar Square on 15 September to protest the repression, human rights abuses and undemocratic activities exhibited by the unelected interim government in Bangladesh. The protesters marched from Trafalgar Square to Downing Stree...
Bangladesh’s interim period, under the self-proclaimed banner of “restoring democracy and stability,” has instead unleashed a climate of lawlessness, one in which even those sworn to protect the nation are not spared. Police officers, tasked with safeguarding citizens and upholding the law, now face assaults, threats, and killi...
Bangladesh stands at a perilous crossroads. Under the interim government of Muhammad Yunus, arbitrary arrests have become the state’s weapon of choice to control dissent and neutralize political opposition. From grassroots activists to former ministers, respected intellectuals to ordinary citizens attending a procession, people are detaine...
"The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." — George Orwell In today’s Bangladesh, this Orwellian prophecy is no longer fiction; it is reality. On the morning of August 5, 2024, Bangladesh did not just lose a government—it lost its democracy,...
The Sheikh Hasina government arrested Jubo League leader G.K. Shamim for corruption — but this illegal government released him. The Awami League government arrested the killers of Abrar Fahad — but this government let them escape. We arrested those involved in the notorious Gulshan Holey Artisan terrorist attack — you release...
The country’s illegitimate government and its inability to govern effectively have drawn widespread international criticism. Foreign governments, experts, and international media have repeatedly condemned Bangladesh’s current administration and economic policies. As a result, foreign investors are hesitant to invest in Bangladesh, and the countr...
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