Bangladesh's Philippines-style drugs war creating 'atmosphere of terror'

Human rights activists say campaign, in which 50 people shot dead in a week, is politically motivated Bangladeshi police have shot dead more than 50 accused drug traffickers in the past week as part of anti-narcotics crackdown that activists fear could escalate into a Philippines-style campaign of mass extrajudicial killings. Questions are already being raised about some of those killed in the campaign against the “drug menace”, with one family telling the Guardian their relative was an opposition political activist who never touched drugs. Continue reading…
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