Bangladesh witnesses wave of violent attacks against monuments of liberation war
In an online address from exile, former PM Sheikh Hasina accused the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus of destroying the country by sheltering extremists.
Student movement’s call to scrap Bangladesh’s 1972 constitution met with widespread rejection
The student movement has called the 1972 constitution, drafted after the 1971 war of liberation against Pakistan, as “Mujibist” and accused that it facilitated the prolonged rule of the Awami League.
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
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
Garment workers in Bangladesh mobilize for wages withheld due to national shutdown
Workers in Bangladesh have been protesting factory owners’ refusal to pay last month’s wages on the pretext of production shutdowns due to widespread protests against the Sheikh Hasina government
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
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.
Los enigmas de la política en Bangladesh
Vijay Prashad reflexiona sobre las últimas semanas de protestas y convulsiones en Bangladesh, que culminaron con la dimisión de la Primera Ministra Sheikh Hasina.
Muhammad Yunus takes charge of interim government in Bangladesh
The technocratic interim administration also includes leaders of the student movement which was instrumental in forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and leave the country on August 5.
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