Dhaka, Sep 26: Bangladesh’s Awami League has launched a scathing attack on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, alleging that what was intended to be a temporary administration has morphed into a regime marked by repression, brutality, and betrayal of its citizens.
In a statement, the party said violations under the current regime are no longer isolated but part of a calculated pattern. From mass arrests and persecution of minorities to harassment of academics and inhumane treatment of women leaders behind bars, the Awami League claimed a “climate of fear” now grips the nation.
According to the party, political persecution has escalated dramatically. Over 1,800 Awami League leaders and activists were detained within 24 hours last week alone, in arrests it said were driven not by law but by a campaign to silence opposition voices.
The party also highlighted attacks on minorities, particularly Hindus, during key religious events. In Gazipur, temples were vandalized and idols smashed, while in Habiganj, the disappearance and subsequent death of a young Hindu man, Kritish Dash, underscored what it called “deadly consequences of government inaction.”
At the same time, Islamist-backed groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami have allegedly unleashed violence under the cover of religion. Awami League pointed to attacks on Sunni imams, shrines, and mausoleums, including four shrines in Comilla that were vandalized and set ablaze, with no action taken against perpetrators.
The party further cited a disturbing rise in child abuse, with over 300 girls and 30 boys reportedly falling victim to sexual assault and exploitation in the first seven months of 2025 — a crisis it described as a “human rights emergency.”
“What emerges is not governance, but vengeance and authoritarian control,” the Awami League said, accusing the Yunus regime of systematically dismantling justice, rights, and social harmony.
