Bangladesh, Oct. 10 -- For years, Bangladeshs alarming slide into authoritarianism had remained largely invisible to the outside world. International media outlets, think tanks, and human rights organizations either chose silence or showed reluctance in exposing the gross violations of human rights taking place under successive regimes. That silence, however, began to shatter when Gatestone Institute – one of the most respected US-based policy think tanks – published my article exposing the disturbing transformation of Bangladesh under Muhammad Yunus. The publication has since served as a wake-up call for the international community, compelling major rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, to finally take notice.

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