Vandalism, Attacks Follow Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Exit

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Divisional Awami League office after being set on fire after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Barishal, Bangladesh on August 06, 2024. © 2024 Niamul Rifat/Anadolu via Getty Images Bangladesh’s interim government, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, should urgently act to protect human rights.Soon after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and left the country, tens of thousands of Bangladeshis celebrated the end of her repressive rule. In some places, however, celebrations turned violent, with hundreds killed…

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