Bangladesh heads to first national elections since the fall of Hasina government
Apart from the election for the National Assembly, around the Bangladeshi electorate will also vote in a referendum on proposed changes to the country’s constitution and political system
Workers Party of Bangladesh withdraws from upcoming national elections citing political persecution
The party’s president, Rashed Khan Menon, has been imprisoned for over a year and party offices, including its central office, have been occupied by pro-government mobs for months now.
Sheikh Hasina accuses Bangladeshi court of bias, says death sentence is politically motivated
Hasina had resigned and left the country following months-long violent protests against her government’s policies in which hundreds of people, mostly students, were killed in July-August 2024.
On the anniversary of Rashed Khan Menon’s imprisonment, Workers’ Party calls for the release of all political prisoners
Menon, 81, president of Workers’ Party of Bangladesh (WPB), has been charged with the murder of over 58 anti-quota protestors last year, despite not occupying any administrative position at the time.
Left in Bangladesh calls for immediate elections, end to political persecution
The Workers’ Party of Bangladesh also demanded a withdrawal of false cases against left leaders including its president Rashed Khan Menon and their immediate release from prison
Left parties in Bangladesh demand fair trial for persecuted leaders
The presidents of the Workers Party of Bangladesh and the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal party have remained in police custody for over three weeks now
¿Será Bangladesh otro Egipto?
Desde que Sheikh Hasina dimitió, se ha producido una oleada de detenciones selectivas y ataques contra su partido y sus aliados. Vijay Prashad advierte de que el gobierno interino puede alejar al país de los sentimientos originales de los estudiantes manifestantes.
Workers Party of Bangladesh claims Menon’s arrest is political revenge
Rashed Khan Menon was arrested last week by the interim government in Bangladesh and accused of involvement in the death of anti-government protesters
Will Bangladesh be another Egypt?
Since Sheikh Hasina resigned, there has been a wave of targeted arrests and attacks on her party and its allies. Vijay Prashad warns that the interim government may steer the country away from the original sentiments of the protesting students
President of the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh Rashed Khan Menon arrested
Rashed Khan Menon was arrested on Thursday in what is widely seen as part of a broader crackdown against allies of the ousted government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Political crisis of Bangladesh is the byproduct of the capitalist crisis
From the viewpoint of imperialist forces, Bangladesh is the strategic springboard for heading towards the South-East and Asia Pacific. To achieve their political and economic goals in Bangladesh, imperialists consider the anti-liberation forces, the religious fundamentalists and their political allies, as their natural friends
“Sanctions on Cuba, Korea, Iran and Venezuela are a war against humanity”
At a solidarity event organized by the Workers Party of Bangladesh, speakers condemned the imperialist policies of the US which have caused chaos across the world
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