Nearly 300 Killed in Political Violence in Bangladesh Since Hasina's Fall

A human rights group in Bangladesh reports that at least 281 people have been killed in political violence in the year since student-led protests toppled former leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The Dhaka-based organization Odhikar also documented 40 extrajudicial killings and 153 lynchings during this period. The report notes that while some rights abuses have decreased since the Hasina era, law enforcement agencies still lack accountability, and extortion by political parties has become widespread amid the country's ongoing instability.