It is now July 2026, and Bangladesh is under the rule of the BNP-Jamaat coalition. During the first six months of the year alone, 61 people have died inside prisons, according to data from ASK (Ain o Salish Kendra). Of those, 37 were undertrial detainees. In other words, these were individuals whose guilt had not been established and who, under ...
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...