The brutal assault on Abu Sufian Shafiq, President of the Sadar Upazila Awami League and former Upazila Chairman, inside the court lock-up in Bogura is not just a shocking breakdown of law and order—it is a blatant violation of human rights. When a citizen cannot remain safe even under police custody, what remains of the justice system and the state’s duty to protect?

Shafiq has alleged that the attack was carried out with the backing of the court inspector, and that it was an attempt on his life. If true, this points to a far more sinister conspiracy unfolding from within the very institutions meant to uphold the law.

This is not an isolated incident. Awami League leaders have previously died under suspicious circumstances in Bogura jail, yet no independent investigation has ever followed. The pattern is clear—there is complicity, there is silence, and there is a growing culture of impunity.

When political figures can be attacked in custody, under the watch of law enforcement, what protection can ordinary citizens hope for? What credibility does the state retain when its own loyalists are not safe within its judicial system?

This isn’t just a question of politics. It is a question of whether the rule of law still exists in Bangladesh—or whether it has already collapsed under the weight of factional vendettas and institutional decay.