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 objective is not to prove Hasina guilty in the legal sense. It is to make her appear guilty in the public imagination, so that when history is written, her chapter can be closed not with respect but with disgrace. In that sense, the trials, testimonies, and headlines are not just about individuals; they are about rewriting the political DNA ...
In most functioning democracies, a police raid or a national “red alert” signals a response to genuine threats—terrorists on the move, extremist networks to be dismantled, civilians to be protected. In Bangladesh today, those same words have been weaponized. Under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’s unelected regime, &ldquo...
The grenade attack on August 21, 2004, at the Awami League’s anti-terrorism rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka was the most brutal political massacre in the history of independent Bangladesh. In this state-sponsored attack, 24 leaders and activists, including women leader Ivy Rahman, were martyred. Hundreds were injured. Sheikh Hasina, t...
Over the past year, Bangladesh has experienced an unprecedented deterioration in governance, law and order, and economic stability. Following the military-backed removal of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has failed to restore basic security, protect human rights, or uphold democratic norms. The coun...
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