Yunus administration in panic and tension over Awami League’s “lockdown agenda”

POBNEWS24, Dhaka Nov 12, 2025 : Law enforcement agencies are on high alert at various intersections in Dhaka over the Awami League’s program. Tight police security was seen in front of the NCP office. Searches were also conducted at various places. Special patrols were conducted from Shahbagh police station to Ramna zone area.
At least 13 buses were set on fire and cocktail explosions were reported in several districts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, for three days including Wednesday. Due to which, the number of vehicles in Dhaka city was seen to be much lower than normal on Wednesday. The Shahbagh area, where the common people face unbearable traffic jams every day due to the movement and meetings, was empty of vehicles on Wednesday.
These incidents have affected the lives of the common people, including transport workers and students.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that 44 more leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its associate organizations were arrested by conducting raids in various places in the capital The Dhaka Metropolitan Police DB has arrested him.
BGB has already been deployed to maintain law and order and ensure security in Dhaka and surrounding districts. Along with the police, RAB and BGB members were also seen performing their duties at various important places in the capital.
The International Crimes Tribunal is scheduled to decide on Thursday when the verdict in the case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three others for ‘crimes against humanity’ committed during the August 2024 movement will be delivered.
In the meantime, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police announced extensive security measures on Thursday as the Awami League, which is banned from operating in Bangladesh, announced the ‘Dhaka Lockdown’ program.
On the other hand, Awami League leaders are claiming that they will isolate Dhaka through this program no matter what the situation is.
In this situation, it has also been announced that various educational institutions, including schools, will hold online classes on Thursday.
Since Wednesday morning, BGB members have been seen providing security at Hotel Intercontinental in Shahbagh, the High Court area, the Curzon Hall area of ​​​​Dhaka University and Mintu Road.
In addition Police and RAB members were seen taking positions on various important roads in Dhaka, including Kakrail.
In the emerging context, BGB has been deployed to ensure law and order and security in Dhaka and surrounding districts.
BGB Public Relations Officer Shariful Islam said that BGB has been deployed to maintain overall law and order and ensure security in Dhaka Metropolitan City, Narayanganj and Gazipur districts.
A total of 14 platoons of BGB members, including 12 platoons in the capital and two more platoons outside Dhaka, have been deployed. BGB will remain deployed until further instructions are given.
DMP Media and Public Relations Department DC Muhammad Talebur Rahman said that 27 cocktail explosions occurred at 15 places from November 1 to November 11. No casualties were reported anywhere.
Meanwhile, Dhaka-based human rights organization ‘Odhikar’ reported in its report at the end of October 2024 that political violence has increased since the end of Hasina’s rule. At least 281 people have been killed.
In addition, 40 people have been extrajudicially killed and another 153 have been lynched. The rights report also highlights the possibility of police and military involvement in many of these killings.
The Human Rights Foundation (MSF) reported in its October report that the number of unidentified bodies recovered and deaths in custody has also increased. In October, six international rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), urged the interim government’s chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, to take stronger action to stop human rights violations in a joint open letter.
The letter said, “We are deeply concerned that the security sector remains largely unreformed and that members of the security forces are not fully cooperating with accountability and reform efforts.”
The announcement of the Awami League’s three-day agenda has left the Yunus administration looking increasingly alarmed. Although the impression of fundamentalist religious-based political parties is not noticeable, the BNP is suffering from a lot of fear. Tension is now prevailing in the capital Dhaka.