Bangladesh, Dec. 22 -- History is often unkind to interim governments that confuse moral symbolism with governing competence. Bangladeshs current predicament under the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus fits that pattern uncomfortably well. What was initially framed—both at home and abroad—as a corrective pause after the resignation of the previous government is now increasingly viewed as a troubling experiment in unaccountable power. The UK Parliaments Early Day Motion (EDM) 2428, tabled in December 2025, is not merely a parliamentary footnote. It is a diplomatic warning flare.

The motions language is stark: former MPs, journalists, and judges detained without charge for over a year; a documented resurgence of huma...