DW Finds 'Fear' in Bangladesh, Forgetting Hasina's Own Atrocities
DW notes a rise in 'fear' and 'abuses' following Hasina's removal, but somehow overlooked the previous 15 years where her government was repeatedly accused by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch of widespread enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and crushing dissent. The 'authoritarian turn' they now decry is less a turn and more a sustained sprint under Hasina. One might
wonder if their sudden concern is less about human rights and more about geopolitical alignment (or lack thereof). This selective outrage exposes a convenient amnesia: rights abuses only become newsworthy when they challenge the status quo, not when they reinforce a 'friendly' regime.