An interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has sought Hasina’s extradition but India has not responded.
The country’s leading English-language Daily Star reported early Thursday that a wave of attacks overnight targeted several houses and businesses belonging to Hasina’s Awami League supporters.
The interim government, which has been struggling to maintain order and prevent mob justice against Hasina’s supporters, has accused the former prime minister of widespread corruption and human rights abuses during her rule that began in 2009.
Hasina’s Awami League in turn has accused the Yunus-led government of violating human rights and suppressing Bangladesh’s minority groups, which authorities have denied.
While New York-based Human Rights Watch has hailed the interim government’s reforms measures, it cited “a disturbing pattern of security force abuses” that has reemerged after Hasina’s ouster, this time targeting Awami League supporters, including journalists.
In a new report last month, the group said that police are again arbitrarily detaining people and filing mass criminal complaints against unnamed individuals, which allows the police to intimidate and threaten virtually anyone with arrest.
