Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly condemned what it described as a “brutal and deliberate extermination” of unarmed civilians in Gopalganj by forces loyal to the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The party alleges that the crackdown targeted residents who rejected activists of the Yunus-backed National Citizens Party (NCP).

According to local media, a curfew was imposed on Wednesday after violent clashes erupted between protesters and law enforcement. The Awami League claimed that four people were killed and over 50 injured during a state-backed operation meant to suppress public dissent.

In a strongly worded statement, the Awami League accused the regime of authorizing military and police units to raid homes overnight, detain hundreds, and use live ammunition against unarmed demonstrators. “The regime is using state machinery to terrorize citizens and suppress a spontaneous movement against its divisive policies,” the party stated.

It also criticized the government’s alleged refusal to allow autopsies or issue death certificates for the victims, further accusing hospital authorities and police of blocking families from filing legal complaints. “This is a systematic attempt to cover up extrajudicial killings and deny justice,” the statement said.

The party decried what it called an attempt to blame the victims’ families for burying their dead without post-mortems, saying it was the state’s obstruction that prevented it.

Calling for international attention, the Awami League urged global bodies to take note of eyewitness accounts and social media evidence. The party warned that the interim government had turned law enforcement into a tool of repression and that the lack of accountability was fueling fear across the country.