This marks a dangerous descent into fascist-style policing, where entire groups of citizens are being targeted, harassed, and effectively criminalised, not for crimes committed, but for their political identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such orders amount to collective punishment and political cleansing, in direct violation of Bangladesh\u2019s Constitution, international human rights law, and the basic principles of democratic governance.<\/p>\n\n\n
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This is not an isolated incident. In recent weeks, the Yunus Regime has increasingly employed policing methods that echo out the darkest chapters of 20th-century Europe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. On September 24, 2025, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP<\/a>) urged residents to \u201cinform\u201d on Awami League activists or affiliates staying in hotels, flats, or hostels- offering confidentiality for informants. This encourages surveillance, neighbour-on-neighbour suspicion, and the erosion of basic freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. On September 18, 2025, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP<\/a>) used loudspeakers in the Karnaphuli area) to warn property owners of \u201csevere consequences\u201d if they rented flats or houses to Awami League members or affiliated groups- effectively stripping citizens of housing rights on the basis of political belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awami League\u2019s peaceful processions baffle undemocratic regime<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Awami League protests torture of party\u2019s women leaders, activists in prisons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sajeeb Wazed: Rise of extremism brought back dark days of minority persecution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Such directives are not merely administrative measures. They represent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Violation of fundamental rights: Freedom of association, political participation, and non-discrimination are cornerstones of democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Criminalisation of dissent: Equating political affiliation with criminality mirrors tactics of Mussolini\u2019s Italy and Hitler\u2019s Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – State-orchestrated persecution: Using law enforcement as a tool of political cleansing erodes the rule of law and replaces it with authoritarian control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Yunus Regime\u2019s policies signal an alarming normalisation of political persecution, pushing Bangladesh further away from democratic norms and closer to a police-state model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sajeeb Wazed: Rise of extremism brought back dark days of minority persecution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rahmani, other jihadist patrons want all \u2018Islamic scholars\u2019 freed from jail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n