Bangladesh political violence kills 281 since Hasina’s fall
Nearly 300 people have been killed in political violence in Bangladesh in the year since student-led protests toppled autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina, the country’s main human rights group said on Sunday. A report by Odhikar, a Dhaka-based rights organisation, said at least 281 people had been killed in violence involving political parties from August 2024 – when Hasina’s rule ended and she fled to India – to September 2025. On top of those, there were another 40 victims of extrajudicial...