Govt must improve law and order as election approaches

Mob violence is a vicious cycle in which fear fuels violence and violence deepens fear.

Rights body Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) has described the human rights situation in Bangladesh in September 2025 as “concerning”, citing incidents of mob violence, attacks on temples, and vandalism of idols.

With almost every new day, we, the ordinary people, are forced to see a new height of grotesque mob violence.

Despite repeated assurances of tougher action and the interim government’s zero-tolerance stance, incidents of mob violence show no sign of stopping.

Frequent lynchings and crimes call for stronger law enforcement

Four arrested, some culprits have gone into hiding, local police say

Treat social media platforms as engineered environments, not inevitabilities to endure.

Country faces growing threat to social harmony and rule of law, it says

He credits the media and digital platforms for enabling quicker responses

The most haunting aspect is the state’s lack of proper action

This is the government's moment to show what it truly stands for and bring everyone of those people to face the law

The August 2024 uprising led to dismantling much of the law enforcement-related infrastructure.

It is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house

Mob violence has been occurring in the country for years. But the recent spate of mugging and robbery has apparently caused a surge in such incidences.

Issuing a strong warning against any sort of mob violence, Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said the government would handle such issues with an iron hand from now on.

The punishment for a crime should be proportional to the crime itself — no more and no less.

US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain travelled to Bangladesh on April 17-20. He visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, met government officials, civil society and youth groups in Dhaka. In a written email interview on May 5, he shared with The Daily Star the purpose of his visit and the message he left here or will communicate to Washington.