A 25-year-old garment worker was lynched and burned to death by a mob in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district over alleged religious remarks, renewing alarm over mob justice.

Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh’s interim government to immediately release journalist Anis Alamgir, warning that anti-terror laws are being used to suppress free expression.

Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is facing a deep democratic and constitutional crisis, accusing the interim Yunus government of political exclusion and “victor’s justice.”

Arrested journalist Anis Alamgir told a Dhaka court that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus could “turn the entire country into a prison,” as police sought remand under anti-terror laws.

Senior journalist Anis Alamgir was taken to Dhaka’s Detective Branch from Dhanmondi on Sunday night, raising fresh concerns over press freedom during the interim government period.