Bangladesh Plunges into Mobocracy: Political Violence, Radicalisation Threaten Nation

• Bangladesh faces political and moral collapse, marked by governance failure, radicalisation, and escalating violence after Sharif Osman Hadi's killing.
• Widespread mob attacks targeted media (The Daily Star, Prothom Alo), public institutions, and Indian diplomatic premises; a Hindu man was lynched, and a child killed.
• Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' interim government is accused of consolidating power, externalising blame to India, and failing to ensure stability or fair elections.
• Radical groups like Hefazat-e-Islam exploit instability, manipulating students and spreading anti-India rhetoric, threatening regional security.
• The nation's secular Bengali identity is eroding through cultural destruction, historical revisionism, and rising ideological intolerance, leading to a 'mobocracy'.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh's leadership must urgently reform governance and ensure fair elections to prevent total collapse.