Without Reform, Bangladesh Risks Backsliding into Repression

Without Reform, Bangladesh Risks Backsliding into Repression

The interim government must dismantle entrenched structures of repression and impunity. Otherwise, the transition will be just a pause before the cycle of violence begins anew.

A new development: Bangladesh’s army chief sees his country at ‘risk’

By Latafat Ali Siddiqui Journalists and analysts in South Asian countries are describing the Bangladesh army chief’s warning as “important and alarming”. General Wakeruz Zaman said that his country is at risk due to a simmering infighting and deteriorating law and order situation after a civilian coup in his troubled country. He blamed infighting for the deteriorating law and order, warning that the gains of the student-led revolution that topple

A fugitive party trying to destabilise Bangladesh - The New Nation

Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus has accused a fugitive party and its leadership, who fled the country, of attempting to destabilise Bangladesh. In an interview with BBC Bangla, Dr Yunus discussed various topics, including law and order, political reforms, the upcoming elections, and Bangladesh’s relationship with India. “A fugitive group has left the country, or their leadership has left. They ar…