Bangladesh is teetering on the edge of an Islamist dystopia. The recent formation of an “auxiliary force” – a thinly veiled morality police – marks a disturbing shift toward authoritarian religious rule, eerily mirroring Iran’s infamous Gasht-e-Ershad. With Muhammad Yunus at the helm of an illegal jihadist regime, the country is spiraling toward an oppressive future where women’s freedoms are systematically stripped away, minorities are persecuted, and Sharia law dictates every aspect of life. The world must not remain silent as Bangladesh plunges into extremism.

Following the August 5, 2024, jihadist coup – plotted, funded, and executed by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George and Alex Soros, Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as other notorious figures in the US Deep State, including United Nations officials such as Volker Türk – Bangladesh has fallen into the grip of Islamists and jihadists. These include Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State (ISIS), Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hamas, and others, with Muhammad Yunus heading the illegal jihadist regime.

Now, Yunus’s powerful Islamist-jihadist advisors are forming an “auxiliary force” modeled after Iran’s notorious ‘Morality Police,’ primarily consisting of madrassa students. One of the key responsibilities of this auxiliary force will be to strictly enforce the Sharia dress code on women visiting shopping centers, including mandatory hijabs and burqas. Rights activists warn that this marks the beginning of a Fedayeen force and the transformation of Bangladesh into a full-fledged Taliban-style state.

On September 16, 2022, following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, Iran’s notorious ‘Morality Police’ came under intense media scrutiny, sparking widespread protests across Iran and beyond. Amini had been in the custody of Gasht-e-Ershad, the Persian name for this feared police force, for “improperly wearing a hijab”.

In Iran, the morality police first emerged as the “Islamic Revolution Committee” following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Shiite cleric who led the revolution, sought to control Iranian citizens’ behavior, condemning the preceding years as a period of “secular Westoxication”.

The Islamic Revolution Committee, referred to as “Komiteh” by many Iranians, was merged in the 1980s with the Gendarmerie – the first rural police force overseeing modern highways – to form the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1983, when mandatory veiling laws were passed, the Komiteh was tasked with enforcing these laws in addition to their other duties of “ensuring right and forbidding wrong”.

According to media reports, a decision has been made to appoint private-sector workers as an ‘auxiliary force’ outside the police and other law enforcement agencies to provide security to residential areas and shopping malls in Dhaka. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) announced this initiative at a press conference, citing the recent deterioration of law and order in Bangladesh.

At the press conference, DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali stated, “I have the power to appoint the Auxiliary Police Force under the Metropolitan Police Act. Accordingly, I am appointing private security personnel as the Auxiliary Police Force”. He further explained that these recruits would wear an identifying band and have the same powers as regular police officers.

Under the Metropolitan Police Ordinance-1976, the DMP Commissioner can appoint any individual as an auxiliary police officer at his discretion.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Talebur Rahman, from the DMP Media Department, told BBC Bangla, “The process of appointing the auxiliary force is underway. Once appointed, they will work alongside the police”.

He also confirmed that these auxiliary officers would have the authority to detain or arrest individuals while performing their duties independently.

The announcement has raised concerns about the accountability of this force. Former police officers have suggested thorough vetting in the recruitment process to prevent abuse of power.

Former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Mohammad Nurul Huda told BBC Bangla, “This is an interim government. I hope they will hire neutral people. They should not appoint individuals with political biases”.

However, extreme worry and fear have gripped women and girls, especially as radical Islamic leaders, madrassa teachers, and students publicly threaten them to wear burqas or hijabs and avoid shopping centers. These religious extremists also continue to harass Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and other religious minorities under various pretexts. Since the August 5 jihadist coup in Bangladesh, sexual violence targeting Hindus and religious minorities has become rampant, with law enforcement agencies frequently turning a blind eye to these heinous crimes.

Recently, Weekly Blitz conducted a survey of 1,000 females aged 18 to 55 to determine their greatest concern. An overwhelming 99 percent expressed fear that Bangladesh is becoming a Sharia-ruled state where women will lose their fundamental rights. They believe that, under the direct patronage of Muhammad Yunus and his Islamist-jihadist cronies, Bangladesh has become an epicenter of religious extremism, where radical clerics and jihadist forces are gaining strength and forming a parallel government.

The establishment of an “auxiliary force” in Bangladesh aligns with Islamic teachings that emphasize religious leaders’ duty to “ensure right and forbid wrong.” Since the time of Prophet Muhammad, public morality has been overseen by market inspectors known as muhtasib. Over the centuries, their mandate expanded to regulating women’s dress. While historical records show that muhtasibs issued fines and occasional lashings, they lacked the authority of the judiciary.

By the early 20th century, the muhtasibs evolved into vice squads, patrolling the streets to enforce Islamic values. Under the influence of Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia was the first country to institutionalize a morality police force. Established in 1926, this force was tasked with enforcing modest dress, regulating interactions between unrelated men and women, and ensuring adherence to prayer schedules.

Now, Muhammad Yunus’s illegal regime has introduced an “auxiliary force” – a modern-day muhtasib or morality police – that will enforce repressive measures against women in Bangladesh, effectively dragging the country back to the Dark Ages. Alarmingly, international human rights organizations and media outlets remain largely silent or unaware of this grave development.

The world must wake up to the unfolding crisis in Bangladesh, where millions of women are at risk of losing their rights and freedoms. The systematic oppression of women under the guise of an auxiliary police force must be exposed and condemned at the global level before Bangladesh is completely transformed into an Islamist state where gender apartheid becomes the law of the land.

The international community cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the crisis unfolding in Bangladesh. If left unchecked, this so-called “auxiliary force” will cement a brutal system of gender-based oppression, restricting women’s mobility, education, and personal freedoms. The silence of global human rights organizations only emboldens this draconian regime. The time to act is now – before millions of Bangladeshi women are forced into submission under a Taliban-style rule, and before Bangladesh is lost to the forces of radical Islam forever.

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