Can art survive in new Bangladesh? Actors arrested, book fair mobbed, cultural events axed

The uprising that toppled Hasina last August was celebrated as a victory for democracy, a moment that would usher in a Bangladesh where freedom of speech, expression, and political opposition were no longer stifled. Instead, it has birthed a regime wielding the same weapons of repression.

Under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh has seen coordinated attacks on minorities, the hounding of Awami League supporters, and a crackdown on dissenters. Operation Devil Hunt, ostensibly meant to arrest those causing unrest, has turned into a purge of anyone suspected of disloyalty. Senior Journalist and author reports
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