In a harrowing display of state brutality, at least seven civilians have been killed and over fifty critically injured after the Bangladesh Army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in Gopalganj. The mass protest was sparked by public outrage over attempts to erase the legacy of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the nation, and growing repression under the Yunus regime.
The incident unfolded when thousands took to the streets to resist a violent campaign led by thugs loyal to Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and backed by Islamist elements and the Nationalist Coalition Party (NCP). These forces attempted to desecrate the grave of Bangabandhu in his birthplace, following the earlier destruction of Dhanmondi 32—Bangabandhu’s historic residence and a national symbol of resistance—by the same alliance of political criminals.
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In the face of public resistance, these attackers retreated to the local Superintendent of Police’s office. However, rather than protecting the people, the army — acting under direct orders suspected to have come from Yunus’s top leadership — unleashed lethal force on unarmed civilians. Among the dead is Deepto Shah, a young activist from the Bangladesh Student League, who was martyred on the front lines while trying to defend the sanctity of the nation’s heritage.
Eyewitnesses report scenes of chaos as army personnel, in full combat gear, fired indiscriminately into the crowds, dragging civilians across the streets and leaving bodies in their wake. Videos emerging from the ground show horrifying images of brutality — people beaten, shot, and arrested without cause — as the army continues to terrorize the population under a blanket of total impunity.
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This massacre is not an isolated incident but the latest in a series of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, and state-sponsored repression by the Yunus regime. Activists and citizens alike have raised alarm bells over a broader conspiracy to silence dissent, rewrite history, and empower Islamist forces who seek to dismantle Bangladesh’s secular foundations.
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The protest in Gopalganj was not just an act of political resistance—it was a fight to preserve the spirit of the Liberation War, a cry to protect the memory of the man who gave Bangladesh its independence. And in response, the state answered with bullets.
“Who gave the order to shoot? Was it Yunus himself?” That is the question now echoing across the nation and in the corridors of international human rights organizations.
Bangladesh is at a crossroads. The army’s direct involvement in suppressing civilians, under the direction of a regime that has shown contempt for democratic values and national history, must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The international community can no longer afford to stay silent as the country descends into authoritarian darkness.
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The blood spilled in Gopalganj is not just a national tragedy — it is a call to action. Deepto Shah’s martyrdom and the lives of the others lost must not be in vain. The people of Bangladesh are rising. The world must stand with them.
