Yunus regime’s mob rule against Awami League is terrorising ordinary people

The word “mob” means a disorderly crowd. When ordinary people try to punish themselves without taking refuge in the law, it turns into “mob justice.” This is a kind of arbitrariness, which is in no way legal in social justice.

“Mob justice” is a terrible social problem all over the world. However, in Bangladesh, it is now like a “new normal.”

The culture of impunity, political incitement, and the inaction of the administration have created a reality where suddenly an agitated crowd is beating someone to death, attacking someone’s house, or videotaping someone naked.

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The rate of mob violence in Bangladesh has increased dramatically between 2024 and 2025.

According to human rights organisations, at least 163 people were killed and 312 were injured in 253 mob violence incidents in just 10 months.

In the six months from January to June 2025 alone, 67 people were killed and 119 were injured in mass beatings. 476 women and children were raped, 292 of whom were under the age of 18.

Experts say that this type of violence is not only terrifying to political opponents but also to ordinary citizens. Voters will not be able to exercise their voting rights properly in such a violent environment before the election. As a result, the election will remain questionable.

Propaganda circle

In Bangladesh, an organised propaganda circle becomes active on social media as soon as midnight. Misleading information, rumours and provocative statements are spread through Facebook statuses, YouTube videos, and other means. This circle is led by three controversial figures—Kanak Sarwar, Pinaki Bhattacharya, and Elias Hossain—who live in the US and France as refugees and work for money under the leadership of jihadist patron and the daily Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman. They are currently abroad and have long been known for their anti-state statements.

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Attempts to spread anti-state rumours and incitement begin late at night from the social media channels they operate. After that, a group of local opportunists started working, who shared these statuses and angered the public. And then a “mob” was formed.

The main objective of this organised activity is to create fear, confusion, and anarchy in the minds of the public, to corner the administration, and to obstruct the elections.

Politically motivated conspiracy

Analysts fear that there is a well-planned political conspiracy behind the recent incidents of violence and mob justice in Bangladesh. It is alleged that with the direct support of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Jamaat and the banned organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir, NCP, and Chhatra Janata are carrying out this mob justice.

In order to destabilise the electoral environment, provocative incidents are being planned in different parts of the country. The Jamaat-Shibir, Hizb ut-Tahrir and Yunus-led National Citizen Party (NCP) are playing an important role in creating such tension. Platforms called Inqilab Moncho and July Unity are also involved in this process.

Incidentally, the attack on Rabindra Kacharibari in Sirajganj, the arson of a former minister’s house in Gazipur, or the attack on Bangabandhu Bhaban—all of these are not just vandalism but a direct attack on the political history and culture of Bangladesh.

Not only political opponents, but also the minority Hindu community, are being subjected to this violence. At least 1,068 homes and businesses of minorities in 49 districts of the country were damaged between August 5 and 20, 2024.

Administration’s inaction and culture of impunity

The destruction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, the attack on the house of former Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda, or the public humiliation of a female judge—all of these prove that the state administration is practically inactive. Although the police are present during these incidents, they often do not intervene.

Many ordinary people and former officials have been tortured in political vendettas. The amputation of Chhatra League leader Shakil’s leg in Sherpur, the burial of Kamirul Mollah alive in Magura, the beating to death of a disabled person in Jessore—these incidents highlight the complete opposite of the rule of law.

According to Yunus, his press secretary, and the NCP leaders, this is “public outrage”—but analysts say it is planned violence. It is not a mob; it is a well-planned political strategy, the aim of which is to question the election and push the nation towards an uncertain future.

Statistics and spread of mob rule

According to the police headquarters, in the first four months of 2025, there were 1,246 murders, 9,100 cases of violence against women and children, and 1,139 cases of robbery and banditry in the country. In the last 10 years, 792 people have lost their lives in mob justice, with the highest number of incidents occurring in 2024.

Since the formation of the interim government in August last year, many leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliates have been killed by mobs. Many of these incidents have not been reported in the media.

In particular, the attack on the house of Ha-Meem Group MD AK Azad, the attempted attack on former Law Minister Anisul Huq, the beating of a man by stripping him naked in Narayanganj, the killing of three people in Comilla, and the beating in a rape video in Dhaka—these incidents have reached new levels of violence.

Government is on mob’s side

Hasnat Abdullah, the southern leader of the Jatiya Nagorik Party, also said: “It’s not a mob, it’s public anger. This anger is because those who have created a culture of impunity are not being tried.”

Former BNP leader and current Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman said: “The mob incidents are not a lack of trust in the judiciary but an expression of the anger of the last 17 years.” Human rights activists have expressed anger at his statement, according to whom such comments legitimise state violence.

At a seminar at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital on June 26, CA’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said: “It is being said that a mob is being formed. I am not calling it a mob; I am calling it a pressure group. It is being formed due to the failure of journalism.”

He alleged that the deprivation of media freedom and state violence during the 15-year government have given rise to the current “culture of fear.” A kind of public anger is accumulating and is manifesting itself as a mob.

Bangladesh is now facing a kind of hybrid anarchy—a terrifying mix of propaganda, rumours, political vendettas, and administrative inaction. Experts call for stopping violence and flourishing democracy. All parties—the administration, political parties, media, and civil society—need awareness, responsibility, and swift action. Otherwise, this “mob” is not just a word—it will become a curse for the nation’s future.