As many as 91.7 percent of incidents of political violence that occurred after 5 August are linked to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), according to a new study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
The study, released on Sunday (2 February), found that BNP leaders or activists were involved in 550 incidents, while Awami League members were linked to 124 cases. The report also identified the involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami in 7.7 percent of incidents and the National Citizen Party (NCP) in 1.2 percent.
The findings were presented at TIB’s conference room as part of a research report titled
“One and a Half Years after the Fall of Authoritarianism: Expectations and Outcomes.”
According to the study, political violence and factional conflicts among parties have continued unabated since the change in government. Between August 2024 and December 2025, a period of 17 months, a total of 600 incidents of political violence were recorded across the country.
These incidents resulted in the deaths of 158 political activists and left 7,082 others injured, the report said.
Of the total incidents documented, 550 involved BNP leaders or activists, while Awami League members were linked to 124 cases. The study also recorded 46 incidents involving Jamaat-e-Islami during the same period.
TIB noted that following the fall of the government, clashes and violence erupted over attempts to seize control of institutions and economic activities previously dominated by the Awami League. These included extortion at transport terminals and stands, illegal extraction of stones from quarries and rivers in Sylhet, and disputes over control of leases of bridges, markets, ghats, sand quarries and water bodies.
The study further observed that internal control mechanisms within political parties were largely ineffective, and that parties failed to take effective action against their own leaders and activists involved in violence and illegal activities.
Source: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)
Published: 2 February 2026
Reporter: Staff Correspondent