Bangladesh ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday alleged that the country is witnessing “mass arrests, mass searches and torture,” accusing the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman of suppressing political opponents.
Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted following the anti-government protests in 2024, alleged that law enforcement agencies were “conducting block raids and mass searches in various areas across the country, including Gopalganj.”
“Today’s Bangladesh is a country of mass arrests, mass searches, torture, false cases, extrajudicial killings and human rights violations. Hasina, who was ousted following the anti-government protests in 2024, alleged that law enforcement agencies were “conducting block raids and mass searches in various areas across the country, including Gopalganj.
There is no law, no rights and no public security in the country,” Sheikh Hasina said in a statement posted by Bangladesh Awami League on social media. “Between 5,000 and 7,000 people are being arrested every day,” she said. Hasina said the people of Bangladesh need to be “guaranteed their basic rights and legal protection. “The government that came to power through a rigged election has clearly embarked on a mission to eliminate the Awami League from the country,” she said.
