Overview
- Speaking in New Delhi, senior Awami League figures Hasan Mahmud and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury called the UN human-rights assessment of the 2024 unrest biased and one-sided.
- They argued the Yunus-led caretaker administration has barred Awami League participation and cannot ensure a fair vote in the parliamentary election set for February 12.
- Mahmud and Chowdhury said their submissions to international bodies would present alternative casualty data and documentation they claim were ignored by UN investigators.
- The leaders accused the interim government of failing to protect minorities, citing the lynching and burning of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das and attacks on Hindu homes and temples.
- Mahmud alleged large-scale killings of police, including a claim of nearly 3,000 officers dead, which remains unverified, while the UN estimate of roughly 1,400 total deaths stands and the interim government has not publicly responded to the new accusations.