On the occasion of one year rule of Dr Mohammad Yunus, the Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that human rights situations have deteriorated as Bangladesh has turned into a land of anarchy and Dr Mohammed Yunus has surpassed records of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during his one year reign from August 2024 to July 2025.
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“As per the latest data, at least 637 persons, including 41 police officers, were reportedly lynched to death under the interim government from August 2024 to July 2025 against 51 lynching death under Sheikh Hasina during 2023 i.e. increase of 1,250%. The formal justice system has been destroyed with removal of 21 Supreme Court and High Court judges and removal of all members of the NHRC. The absolute lack of commitment to rights is proven by the fact that after dismissal of the members of the NHRC on 7 November 2024, Yunus failed to make the NHRC functional.” – stated Mr Suhas Chakma, Director of the RRAG.
Giving details of human rights violations under Dr Yunus, the RRAG stated, criminal cases were filed against a total of 5,16,327 persons including 79,491 persons named and 4,36,836 persons unnamed in about 1,567 cases; a total of 878 journalists were targeted; 51 cases were filed while 39 persons were arrested under the Cyber Security Act of 2023 while a total of 2,485 incidents of violence against religious and ethnic minorities were reported.
Furthermore, there is no right to freedom of association and assembly for the Awami League and its affiliate organizations, indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and the Hindu minorities. While the Chhatra League and the Awami League are banned, indigenous peoples were attacked by the illegal plain settlers and Bangladesh Army at Dighinala, Khagrachari Sadar and Rangamati Sadar on 19-20 September, for organising the March For Identity on 18 September 2024. Hindu priest Chinmoy Das has been charged with sedition and subsequently for murder for organizing a peaceful protest of the Hindus at the Lal Dighi ground, Chittagong on 25 October 2024. Chinmoy Das has been in jail from 25 November 2024
“Reforms under the Interim Government have become means to cling onto power and exclude the indigenous peoples and religious minorities. The Constitutional Reform Commission did not include any member of indigenous peoples or religious minorities and the result of the Constitutional Reforms Commission was the recommendation for removal of “secularism”, thereby removing equal protection of the religious freedom of the religious minorities in the country.
“The anarchy in Bangladesh is all set to increase in the coming months leading up to the promised elections and poses threat to regional peace and security in South Asia.” – stated further Mr Chakma.
