The campaign has been likened to President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war in the Philippines and human rights group have accused the government of extrajudicial killings. Drug war defendedThe UN High Commissioner, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, issued strong a condemnation of the Bangladesh government. Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Wednesday, asking the Bangladesh government to order an independent investigation into allegations of extrajudicial killings. A few dozen people attended a rally Wednesday to protest against the allegedly extrajudicial killings that have taken place in the past three weeks. Students protest against extra judicial killings as Bangladesh crack down on the drug trade in Dhaka on June 5.

Source: CNN June 08, 2018 08:48 UTC