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...
The Yunus-led interim government has seized the state, weaponizing courts, police, and local administrations to enforce a campaign of vengeance. Streets, villages, and political offices have become hunting grounds for anyone linked to the Awami League. Almost 15 to 20 million Awami League leaders and activists are now internally displaced, drive...
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...
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...