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<p data-start="86" data-end="323"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Awami League has issued a strong condemnation of what it calls systematic and targeted killings of its activists inside prisons across Bangladesh, allegedly carried out under the interim regime led by Muhammad Yunus.</span></p>
<p data-start="325" data-end="759"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In a statement released on Tuesday, the party accused the current administration of orchestrating a covert campaign to eliminate pro-liberation political forces. &ldquo;A series of mysterious deaths and brutal repression of Awami League activists in prisons has raised alarm across the nation. These are not isolated incidents but part of a calculated operation backed by a shadow authority aligned with Muhammad Yunus,&rdquo; the statement said.</span></p>
<p data-start="761" data-end="1055"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The party cited eyewitness accounts and leaked documents that describe severe human rights abuses, including denial of medical care, forced poisonings, chemically induced heart attacks, solitary confinement, and torture&mdash;all targeted at party members under the guise of administrative procedure.</span></p>
<p data-start="1057" data-end="1381"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&ldquo;This is a silent purge intended to dismantle the grassroots strength of the party that led the country to independence,&rdquo; the statement continued. The Awami League described these developments as part of the so-called "Yunus Doctrine"&mdash;a plan masked in language of neutral governance but rooted in anti-democratic repression.</span></p>
<p data-start="1383" data-end="1608"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The party also pointed to the recent death of its leader Ali Azgar inside a jail, describing it as &ldquo;an execution carried out with chilling precision&rdquo; and calling Bangladeshi prisons under Yunus's control &ldquo;execution chambers.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p data-start="1610" data-end="1878"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">According to party records, at least 21 Awami League members have died in custody since Yunus assumed power. These deaths, allegedly occurring in police custody and inside jails, were described as a grave violation of national and international human rights standards.</span></p>
<p data-start="1880" data-end="2247"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Awami League has demanded the formation of national judicial inquiry commissions to investigate every prison death, and called for independent investigation teams reporting directly to the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office. The party also urged the inclusion of international human rights observers and the removal of Yunus-linked collaborators from key state institutions.</span></p>
<p data-start="2249" data-end="2536"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&ldquo;This is not mere political persecution. It is a direct assault on the spirit of the Liberation War,&rdquo; the party declared. &ldquo;Only Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, holds the moral and political authority to dismantle these conspiracies and deliver justice.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p data-start="2538" data-end="2890" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reaffirming its support for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the party stated that under her leadership, Bangladesh had seen the prosecution of war criminals, defeat of terror networks, and sustained political stability. It concluded by calling on her once again to lead the fight against these "hidden killers" and ensure justice for slain party members.</span></p>
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Party alleges systematic targeting of activists under Yunus-led regime, demands justice and inquiry

Awami League Slams Prison Killings in Bangladesh

Party alleges systematic targeting of activists under Yunus-led regime, demands justice and inquiry

June 10, 2025 | 11:47 IST