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Sheikh Hasina gives 5 points to restore stability in #Bangladesh
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People's leader #SheikhHasina has addressed the nation for the first time since the political upheaval. She delivered the speech through an audio message at an event titled 'Save #Democracy in Bangladesh' organized at the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in New Delhi, India.
Sheikh Hasina accused the Interim Government's Chief Advisor @Yunus_Centre of leading an 'illegal, violent' administration. In her speech, she repeatedly referred to @ChiefAdviserGoB as a 'squatter', 'money launderer' and 'power-hungry traitor'. Sheikh Hasina said, "Bangladesh is standing on the brink of destruction today."
She alleged that the country has now become "a huge prison, a slaughterhouse and a valley of death." She claimed that #humanrights are being trampled, press freedom has been abolished and #violence against women and minorities is spreading.
Describing the August 5 uprising as a “carefully orchestrated conspiracy,” Sheikh Hasina said that democracy in Bangladesh has been in exile since that day. According to her, law and order in the country currently does not exist and #mobviolence, looting and extortion have taken hold from the capital to the villages. She blamed extremist groups and foreign interests for this.
Sheikh Hasina claimed that Dr. Yunus is pushing Bangladesh towards a larger regional conflict by handing over national resources and strategic interests to foreign powers. She said, “By deceiving the nation, the murderous fascist Yunus is leading our beloved motherland towards disaster.”
Sheikh Hasina raised five main demands in her speech to restore stability in Bangladesh: 1. Remove the ‘illegal Yunus administration’ to ensure an environment for free and fair elections. 2. Restore public security by stopping daily violence. 3. Provide strong assurances for the protection of religious minorities, women and vulnerable populations. 4. Close politically motivated cases against #Journalists and @albd1971 leaders and activists and restore the impartiality of the judiciary. 5. The @UN must conduct a "new and impartial investigation" into the events of the past year.
Finally, he claimed the #AwamiLeague as the "only legitimate guardian" of democracy in Bangladesh and called on the pro-liberation forces of the liberation war to unite to restore the constitution.
At one point in his speech, #Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina also challenged Yunus to fight against her in any seat.
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UN and global rights bodies fuelling Bangladesh’s ruthless crackdown on garments workers
In Bangladesh demanding fare wage for garment workers turning out fatal, as western democracies and UN kept mum over unfolding rights abuses against garment workers.
This lifeless and bruised body of young garment worker symbolises the bloody and ruthless crackdown unleashed by state machinery to suppress the protest for fair wages.
This killing has not been reported on local media outlets while use of lethal weapons by cops and paramilitary forces has been widespread as Tarique Rahman’s top aide publicly instigated use of force and killing by law enforcement endorsing the extrajudicial killing spree.
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ALT UN and global rights bodies fuelling Bangladesh’s ruthless crackdown on garments workers In Bangladesh demanding fare wage for garment workers turning out fatal, as western democracies and UN kept mum over unfolding rights abuses against garment workers. This lifeless and bruised body of young garment worker symbolises the bloody and ruthless crackdown unleashed by state machinery to suppress the protest for fair wages. This killing has not been reported on local media outlets while use of lethal weapons by cops and paramilitary forces has been widespread as Tarique Rahman’s top aide publicly instigated use of force and killing by law enforcement endorsing the extrajudicial killing spree. Victim Sumon An Lima Garments #Bangladesh #RMG #BangladeshCrisis #WhoMakesYourShirts
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It’s Not Just RMG Workers: Working Class of Bangladesh is Facing Mounting Economic Hardship- and More Protests Could Follow.
For the past four days, garment workers in #Bangladesh have been protesting for fairer wages and better working conditions.
Their sector employs around four million people, but the economic pressures driving these demonstrations extend far beyond factory gates.
With working families facing mounting hardship, these protests could signal the beginning of a wider winter of discontent.
Wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living. Persistent inflation, high food prices, rising rents, utility bills and transport costs are eroding purchasing power.
Factory closures, job losses, underemployment and weak investment compound the strain.
For many families, inadequate pay and insecure employment leave little room for healthcare or education, while limited social protection makes any illness or loss of earnings a potential financial crisis.
The figures illustrate the squeeze: average monthly household income of Tk 33,513 against expenditure of Tk 35,311, with 47.42% households reportedly borrowing to meet living expenses.
Across the working class, essential costs are outstripping families’ ability to pay, pushing them towards debt and poverty.
Unless these underlying factors are addressed sincerely, economic grievances could fuel further protests beyond the RMG sector.
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Sources: Bangladesh Bank, World Bank, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Once Again Sheikh Hasina retweeted
Day Five of the Crackdown in Hemayetpur
Garment workers demanding fair wages face indiscriminate gunfire by police and paramilitary forces, reportedly backed by BNP cadres. At least one worker is dead, hundreds are injured, and several remain missing.
As the crackdown intensifies, the world remains silent. How many more lives must be lost before justice is demanded?
#Hemayetpur #GarmentWorkers #HumanRights #Justice
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Conspiracy or survival? Garment workers respond to allegations.
As police and labour leaders allege third-party involvement in the unrest, workers reject claims of political instigation, saying rising living costs have forced them onto the streets - @DhakaTribune.
Garment workers demanding a minimum wage of Tk30,000 have rejected allegations of political incitement and a wider conspiracy behind their ongoing movement, insisting that soaring living costs, rather than any external influence, have driven them to protest.
Some police officials and labour leaders have alleged that politically motivated groups, including elements linked to the Awami League, are attempting to exploit the movement to create instability.
However, no independently verified evidence establishing such involvement has been presented.
Workers have strongly disputed the allegations, arguing that their struggle is rooted in economic hardship and that attempts to portray the movement as a conspiracy risk undermining their legitimate demands.
“We know nothing about any conspiracy. The high cost of living is hitting our stomachs. We are protesting out of sheer necessity to survive,” a worker in Mirpur said.
The workers maintain that the government’s formation of a wage board is insufficient to resolve the crisis.
They have vowed to continue demonstrating until a concrete announcement on a wage increase is made.
Read more:
dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/…
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Scores of academics and students at more than 20 public universities in Bangladesh have been arbitrarily targeted and punished (under @bdbnp78 regime) over their alleged affiliation with the Awami League, Human Rights Watch said today.
This constitutes a clear violation of the rights to freedom of expression and association, as protected under international human rights law.
Punishing individuals for their peaceful political beliefs or affiliations, without ensuring due process, is an abusive attempt to control political opinion and suppress freedom of expression at Bangladesh’s public universities—a practice that has become increasingly widespread under the current circumstances.
Let me give you the context:
Bangladesh’s political landscape is broadly divided into two ideological camps: the conservative bloc, led by the BNP-Jamaat alliance, and the liberal, progressive bloc, led by the Awami League. The latter represents the ideals and spirit of the country’s Liberation War and stands for secularism and inclusive politics. What we are witnessing now is an apparent attempt to systematically marginalise and suppress this liberal, progressive force across every sphere of public life.
Nothing of this sort was ever witnessed during the Awami League’s tenure. The irony is that those who are now responsible for such repressive practices are the very same people who accuse the Awami League of authoritarianism.
News Link: tbsnews.net/bangladesh/educa…
Once Again Sheikh Hasina retweeted
#Bangladesh: Academics Targeted for Supporting #SheikhHasina, @hrw statement (3 Nov, 2026, London).
Scores of academics and students at public universities in Bangladesh have been arbitrarily punished because of their alleged affiliation with former ruler Sheikh Hasina and her #AwamiLeague party, Human Rights Watch said in a statement yesterday.
The statement states: “Any action to punish persons for their peaceful beliefs or without ensuring due process would violate the rights to freedom of expression and association protected under international human rights law and reproduce abusive attempts under previous administrations to control political opinion and expression at Bangladesh’s public universities”.
The sanctions—dismissals, suspension, and teaching restrictions—focus on allegations that they were complicit in violence by Hasina’s Awami League government, allegations of other “subversive” activities in support of her party, or their alleged discrimination against students wearing Islamic clothing.
Hundreds of students, allegedly Awami League members and supporters, are also being expelled, denying them their education rights.
Human Rights Watch interviewed over a dozen affected teachers, examined university correspondence, and reviewed and analyzed a televised discussion and a video posted on social media. Interviews with teachers and students also confirmed expulsions, cancellation of exam certificates, or barring students from campus.
According to media reports in August 2026, at least 404 more academics at 22 universities, who were part of a pro-Awami League Telegram messaging app group, have been put under investigation.
“What is happening now is that the university authorities are targeting with false allegations the group of teachers who are aligned to the Awami League and did not support the 2024 student movement,” said a professor at a public university, who is not identified for security reasons. “We are not allowed to go take classes, we cannot do research work, we cannot do anything.”
…In all, over 20 public universities have been affected, Human Rights Watch found.
In March 2025, Dhaka University temporarily suspended 126 students, and withheld their exam certificates, after a fact-finding committee said it had found photographic, video, or social media evidence that they had attacked peaceful protesters. Cases filed with the police allege that another 277 Awami League students were involved.
The university authorities have taken no formal action against them, but students and teachers confirmed that they stay away from campus for fear of arrest. Many of those named deny any role in the violence, yet the university has not provided a forum for them to answer the allegations.
“Any acts of revenge against people who peacefully supported the previous government would show that freedoms of speech and assembly are not protected,” said @meeganguly, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Universities should be places where people are free to express their views, not places where support is enforced for the government of the day.”
Full Statement: hrw.org/news/2026/11/03/bang…
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Garment workers in #Bangladesh are protesting for fairer wages and better working conditions for fifth straight day.
This morning (4 Nov 2026) clashes reported between protesting RMG workers and law enforcement and paramilitary BGB in #Dhaka's #Mirpur and #Narayanganj's Fatullah areas.
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They asked for bread : The state answered with a barrel.
In Bangladesh, the garment workers who stitch the clothes sold in shops across the world took to the streets with a simple question: can anyone survive on these wages? For days, they have been demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Food prices keep rising, rents climb every year, and a month's pay barely lasts two weeks.
They came unarmed, carrying nothing but hunger and anger. There was no negotiation, no reassurance. Peaceful marches were met with police attacks, tear gas, water cannons and baton charges. Alongside the police, BNP activists stood armed with sticks, as if the state and the ruling party had merged into one force to crush the workers. Then came the arrests and the lawsuits: many workers have been detained, and cases have been filed against them simply for asking to be paid enough to live. Their families now live in fear, not knowing who will be taken next.
These are the women and men whose labour brings in the overwhelming share of the country's export earnings. Today, the guns of the state are pointed at them. The shame belongs to the illegitimate BNP government alone.
The global brands that profit from their labour cannot look away. Every shirt, every pair of jeans carrying a "Made in Bangladesh" label is stitched by these hands. We appeal to global buyers and brands to stand with these workers in this difficult hour. Lend your voice to their call for a fair wage, and press the illegitimate BNP government to end the repression.
The International Labour Organization, the UN human rights bodies, and labour rights organisations around the world must not remain spectators. They must intervene without delay, demand the release of detained workers, and hold the government accountable for this crackdown on workers' fundamental rights.
A barrel is never an answer to hunger. Fear may clear the streets for a day, but it cannot silence an empty stomach.
The next time you check a label that says "Made in Bangladesh," remember her. History bears witness: the clenched fist of the worker has always outlasted the barrel of a gun.
By
Roudra Rudra
Political & Security Analyst*
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Garment workers in #Bangladesh are protesting for fairer wages and better working conditions for fifth straight day.
This morning (4 Nov 2026) clashes reported between protesting RMG workers and law enforcement and paramilitary BGB in #Gazipur and #Savar Hemayetpur (Padma Intersection). Sporadic chases and clashes reported in #Dhaka's Mirpur and Uttara areas too.
Vid: @Kalbelaonline
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Garment workers in #Bangladesh protesting for fairer wages and better working conditions for fifth straight day.
This morning (4 Nov 2026) heavily armed and equipped police and paramilitary BGB face off against the protesting workers in Dhaka- Aricha Highway.
Vid: @Kalbelaonline
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Once Again Sheikh Hasina retweeted
Bangladesh stands at a dangerous crossroads. In her virtual address at Aalto University in Helsinki, Sheikh Hasina warned of mounting political persecution, deteriorating law and order, rising extremism and attacks on democratic freedoms. Citing reports of 253 women and girls raped, including 154 children, and more than 1,250 children dead from measles, she questioned the government's priorities and the suspension of the July–August 2024 judicial inquiry. She urged the UN, EU and democratic nations to stand for justice, human rights and inclusive democracy.
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Garment workers engage in heated arguments with police as they resume protests over wage demands in Mirpur on Wednesday.
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#Bangladesh #Garment Workers’ Protests: Three Prominent Labour Leaders Arrested on Allegations of “Instigating Instability”.
After the deployment of heavily armed law enforcement agencies, armed ruling party activists, and mass arrests of garment workers, the #BNP government of Prime Minister #TariqueRahman has now turned its attention to trade union leaders involved in organising the protests.
Yesterday evening, 3 November 2026, three prominent labour leaders were arrested in Savar’s Ashulia area over allegations of instigating unrest and creating instability.
Those arrested are:
1. Md. Abdul Halim (37), the Ashulia Thana Secretary of the National Garments Workers Federation.
2. Md. Shamim (48), the Acting General Secretary of Bangladesh National Trade Union.
3. Monsur Ali (46), the Assistant Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh Textiles Garments Workers Federation.
The arrests are deeply concerning and raise serious questions about the BNP government's commitment to the protection of the RMG workers’ fundamental rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and collective bargaining.
Organising workers to demand fairer wages and better working conditions is a legitimate trade union activity, not a criminal offence. In fact, this is one of the demands of the protesters!
News: ittefaq.com.bd/818943/%E0%A6…
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Police and BNP activists face allegations of a violent crackdown on garment workers protesting for higher wages. Take a look at the unfolding events and read the full story.
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Bangladesh’s garment workers are taking to the streets, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, up from the current Tk 12,500, as soaring living costs erode their purchasing power. Instead of addressing their legitimate grievances, the BNP government is responding with tear gas, water cannons, arrests and police force. More than 1,000 workers blocked key highways in protest, bringing traffic to a standstill. The crisis exposes the government's failure to protect workers' rights, ensure fair wages and deliver economic relief. Those who keep Bangladesh's export economy running deserve dignity and justice—not repression.
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Police and BNP activists face allegations of a violent crackdown on garment workers protesting for higher wages. Take a look at the unfolding events and read the full story.
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GARMENT WORKERS’ LIVES UNDER SIEGE IN BANGLADESH
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Millions of garment workers, already struggling with hunger, economic hardship and casualties from police crackdowns, are now facing raids and assaults in their own neighbourhoods.
Following public remarks by a senior aide to Tarique Rahman calling for force against protesting workers, law enforcement is reportedly hunting down garment workers who form the backbone of Bangladesh’s vital RMG industry.
This video captures police assaulting workers inside their neighbourhoods in broad daylight.
Workers demanding fair wages deserve dignity, safety and justice — not intimidation, violence and fear. Their constitutional rights cannot be taken away for demanding a decent livelihood.
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Once Again Sheikh Hasina retweeted
BNP-LED VIOLENCE AGAINST WORKERS SPARKS MASS PROTESTS IN NARAYANGANJ
Thousands of garment workers have taken to the streets in Narayanganj, protesting alleged attacks by BNP cadres on fellow workers demanding fair wages. Outraged by the violence and political intimidation, workers have resorted to work abstention, demanding justice and accountability.
Instead of addressing workers’ legitimate demands, BNP leaders have reportedly branded them Awami League activists, fuelling further hostility.
Demanding fair wages is not a political crime. Workers deserve dignity, not violence, intimidation and repression!
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#Bangladesh #RMG Workers’ Protests: 21-Year-Old Toufiq Sheikh Dies After Attack by #BNP Activists in #Gazipur.
Toufiq Sheikh, a 21-year-old garment worker who was seriously injured during an attack by ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists on protesting workers in Gazipur, has succumbed to his injuries.
On Monday, 2 November 2026, Toufiq was among thousands of ready-made garment (RMG) workers protesting in Gazipur, demanding fairer wages and better working conditions.
When BNP activists and supporters began attacking the protesters, Toufiq was filming the violence on his mobile phone. According to eye-witness accounts of the incident, this prompted the ruling party activists to turn on him, brutally beating him and leaving him critically injured.
Fellow protesting workers rescued Toufiq and rushed him to hospital. Despite efforts to save his life, he died from his injuries on Tuesday, 3 November.
Toufiq was just 21 years old.
He was also the sole breadwinner of his family.
Following his father's death five years ago, Toufiq had taken on the responsibility of supporting his family. He worked at Lala Garments, earning a living in the very industry whose workers are now protesting for fairer wages and better working conditions.
His death raises grave questions about the use of violence by ruling party activists (with full executive and law enforcement endorsements) against workers exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, protest and freedom of expression.
Who should be held accountable for this killing?
The BNP activists who carried out the fatal assault?
The BNP as a political party?
The law enforcement agents who not only failed to protect the protesters but allowed ruling party activists to act as auxiliary forces in suppressing the demonstrations?
Or the government of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman?
The answer, most likely, is all of them.
Each appears to have played a role, whether through direct violence, political encouragement, complicity, failure to intervene, or the wider policy of suppressing legitimate workers’ protests.
Toufiq's death demands an immediate, independent and impartial investigation. Those responsible for the attack, regardless of their political affiliation, must be identified and held accountable through due process. Those who failed to perform their duties by law must also be identified and held accountable.
Justice for Toufiq Sheikh. Justice for Bangladesh's garment workers.
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Abu Hasan, a young worker at Lease Fashion Garments in Shafipur, Gazipur, was killed by police gunfire. He was a resident of Joypurhat district.
I strongly condemn this killing and demand an immediate, impartial investigation to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
Shockingly, just today, an adviser to @trahmanbnp lectured the nation, claiming that the police have the legal right to kill. I demand that this adviser be arrested, taken into custody, and prosecuted for making such an outrageous and dangerous statement.
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