Bangladesh’s interim government bans Awami League from contesting next general elections
The ban comes after months of systematic persecution of the former ruling party’s leaders and activists, violence against its cadres and allies, and attacks on party offices.
Election uncertainty continues in Bangladesh amid contradictory statements from interim government
The attacks on Awami League and its former allies undertaken by the interim government also raises questions of credibility about the democratic and political reform process initiated by the interim government.
Bangladesh’s interim government accused of political persecution of journalists
The interim government in Bangladesh has now arrested at least five journalists and filed cases of murder and crimes against humanity against dozens of others
Retaliatory violence grips Bangladesh weeks after Hasina’s resignation
Since Hasina stepped down on August 5, there have been increasing incidents of violence against members of her party and symbols of the Liberation War.
Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh states that there is conspiracy to destabilize the country
Over 160 people, including students, were killed, and hundreds of others were injured in the last two weeks after student protests turned violent on July 15
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