A Netra News analysis of incidents flagged and catalogued by the human rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra found that typical cases of sudden mob assaults — usually targeting people accused of theft or other minor crime — roughly tripled in 2025 compared with 2023.

To the world, Sheikh Hasina speaks of peace and healing. From her loyalists, she asks for violent revenge.

For the indigenous Bawm community in Bandarban, arbitrary arrests, prolonged detentions, custodial deaths, and seeking refuge across the border are not exceptions: they are the norm. A systemic campaign of collective punishment is being orchestrated by the state.