The seventh issue of The Spotlight addresses the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus. This issue includes a detailed examination of mass arrests of elected Members of Parliament, widespread human rights violations, and the weaponization of…
This GCDG report sheds light on the alarming pattern of human rights violations under the Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh. It documents arbitrary arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, and suppression of political dissent, particularly targeting elected representatives and opposition members. With…
(The author remains anonymous) When Syed Refaat Ahmed took office as Chief Justice of Bangladesh on August 11, 2024, many hoped that his distinguished academic background and reformist image would signal a new era for the judiciary. The country, still…
Ahsan Sayeed Executive Summary This report critically examines the political transformation of Bangladesh following the collapse of the Awami League (AL) government in August 2024 and the rise of the interim regime led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus. While the AL…
The Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) presents a chilling account of 47 documented extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh between September 8, 2024, and June 19, 2025. This report reveals how the unelected interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, which…
The sixth issue of The Spotlight critically examines the sudden and dramatic revision of Bangladesh’s alleged annual money laundering figure, from $16 billion to just $1.13 billion per year. The issue questions the credibility of the new administration's economic narrative…
Dr. Mamunur Rashid For over sixteen years, a systematic narrative has been woven to accuse the Awami League—Bangladesh's longest-serving ruling party—of large-scale money laundering. This campaign intensified following the party’s fall from power on August 5, 2025. In the aftermath,…
The Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) has released a preliminary report documenting the brutal killings of Awami League (AL) activists in Bangladesh following the political transition of August 2024. The report outlines a disturbing pattern of state-sanctioned violence, extrajudicial…
Focusing on Bangladesh's electoral exclusion, the fifth issue of The Spotlight delves into the Yunus-led interim government's electoral ban on the Awami League, raising urgent concerns about democratic backsliding in Bangladesh. It highlights the arrest and abuse of 108 elected…
The interim government in Bangladesh, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus, arrested 108 elected Members of Parliament (MPs), including 12 female MPs, from August 9, 2024, to May 27, 2025, without specifying any charges, and often without issuing warrants. Later,…