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Why does the international community ignore Bangladesh?
After 14 years in power, PM Sheikh Hasina’s regime has become increasingly ruthless – rigging elections, oppressing journalists and disappearing opponents – yet the West is silent on this human rights crisis, reports BECK ROBERTSON
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SINCE the Bangladesh Awami League Party led by Sheikh Hasina won a landslide victory in the 2008 elections, citizens of Bangladesh have been increasingly crushed under the heel of a despotic, brutal regime that offers democracy in name only — beatings, torture and the persecution of political opponents are all common occurrences.
Amnesty International highlighted the issue in a 2020 report, calling for urgent action — yet Western leaders, including those in the EU and Britain, continue to remain silent.
Bangladesh has known democracy before — previous leaders established a free press, an unbiased judiciary and fair elections.
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