Mob violence, lynchings and land grabs expose Bangladesh's worsening law and order situation
Bangladesh has witnessed a disturbing escalation in mob violence since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5, 2024, with incidents ranging from lynchings over allegations of blasphemy to attacks fuelled by personal vendettas and attempts to grab property, a report has stated. It noted that he violence has extended to vandalism and attacks on shrines, newspaper offices, cultural organisations, national monuments and memorials linked to the country's 1971 Liberation War, besides the disturbing practice of exhuming bodies from graves."The recent killing of 38-year-
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