Tapas K. Baul

Brutal attack on Monsur Munna in Bhola: We demand an impartial investigation and justice. According to information received, Md. Monsur Munna, former president of the Ewazpur Union Chhatra League and a member of the Shashibhushan Thana Jubo League, was brutally beaten in Char Fasson, Bhola, on 27 October. He is admitted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal with serious injuries. Local BNP cadres are alleged to have carried out the attack. The Bangladesh Awami League strongly condemns this violence. We demand proper medical care and protection for Munna, a prompt and impartial investigation, and accountability for those responsible. Political affiliation can never justify violence. The state has a duty to protect every citizen’s life and safety. @UNHumanRights @amnestysasia @hrw We urge you to document and monitor this reported attack and call for accountability. #Bangladesh #HumanRights #JusticeForMunna⁩

⁨📷⁩ ⁨Farmers in Bangladesh, Bled Dry by Government Manipulation, Must Stand Up The fields that smiled with golden harvests under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina now echo with loss under an illegitimate BNP government At dawn, a farmer walks his paddy field through the fog, and the soil beneath his feet is weeping. The seedlings are ready, the clouds are gathering, but he has no fertilizer. At the dealer's door he is told there is none, while sacks pile up in warehouses, waiting for the black market. Pay extra and everything appears, except a fair price. Since August 2024, Bangladesh has been walking backwards. From the illegitimate Yunus administration to today's BNP government, the chair has changed hands, but the fate of those who live by sweat has not. Potatoes that cost 15 taka a kilo to grow sell for seven or eight; city shoppers pay 30, yet the farmer gets less than half. Paddy prices have fallen by 300 to 400 taka per maund (40 kg) in a year, while seed potatoes cost nearly three times more. Debt steals his sleep; his children's schoolbook money ends up with black marketeers. This is not mere sentiment. Poverty rose from 18.7 percent in 2022 to 22.5 percent in 2026; this year alone, 2.1 million people fell into poverty, and 62 million more live one shock away from it (World Bank, October 2026). A 10 percent rise in rice prices could push another 1.4 million below the line (World Bank, August 2026). Over 15 million people already face acute food insecurity; by December that could reach 18.1 million, including 787,000 at the emergency stage, one step short of famine (UN-backed IPC, July 2026). An old word is returning to the empty autumn fields: *monga*, the seasonal hunger that once haunted rural Bangladesh. People remember a different time. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened 10-taka bank accounts for farmers, issued agricultural input cards, and subsidised fertilizer, seed and other inputs. Solar pumps cut irrigation costs. Buying paddy directly from farmers opened a path to fair prices and loosened the grip of middlemen. The nation forgot the very word *monga*, and Bangladesh took pride in food self-sufficiency. The hands that hold the plough feed the nation. They do not ask for charity, only for what is owed. Those who use the pen or the power of office to squeeze the farmer's blood should remember: a farmer who can split the earth to grow gold can also tear out the roots of injustice. Let every village raise its voice. Let farmers stand shoulder to shoulder in every market and every field. The soil does not forgive neglect; farmers must no longer suffer in silence. The price of their sweat is theirs to claim. 'Save the farmer, save the nation.'⁩ By Roudra Rudra Political Analyst #Bangladesh #BangladeshCrisis #FoodSecurity

The State Has Abandoned Its People In a functioning country, the police rescue hostages. In BNP’s Bangladesh, families pay ransom while the state remains a spectator. A young man spends three days being tortured in the Teknaf hills. His freedom is bought for 4 lakh taka. This is not an isolated failure. It is the natural result of a government that has neither the capacity nor the will to protect its citizens. When the price of survival is measured in cash paid to criminals, governance has already collapsed. Read more: bddigest.com/news/61658/ #BangladeshCrisis #LawlessBangladesh

In just four days, Khulna has witnessed a disturbing wave of attacks on hospitals and businesses. Sandhani Clinic was vandalised and shots were fired outside; armed youths reportedly staged a show of force at New Sandhani Clinic; Queens Hospital was attacked; Suraksha Clinic faced extortion threats; and now four youths have vandalised Chinese Palace restaurant on Ahsan Ahmed Road. Doctors and coaching-centre teachers allege that extortionists are using the names of local criminals to intimidate them. Allegations of criminal activity involving individuals with links to the BNP raise further questions about political influence and accountability. Yet Khulna Sadar OC Md. Lokman Hossain says no such complaints have been filed, while reports suggest victims are too afraid to approach law enforcement. When hospitals, restaurants and businesses cannot operate safely, and police reportedly have been instructed not to patrol alone at night, law and order is in serious question. Where is the Home Minister while citizens live in fear? A government cannot evade responsibility by denying the problem. Who will protect citizens, healthcare workers and business owners when extortion and intimidation go unchecked? #Bangladesh #BangladeshCrisis #Extortion⁩