Six Bangladesh Opposition Activists Die in Custody

Gono Odhikar Parishad, an opposition political party, leads a rally to protest the unlawful arrest of opposition activists and other violations of rights in the country, in Dhaka on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2023. (Golam Quddus for VOA) FILE - Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party participate in a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 28, 2023. A leader of the opposition party Gono Odhikar Parishad delivers a speech at a rally to protest the unlawful arrest of opposition activists, in Dhaka on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2023. (Golam Quddus for VOA)

Six members of Bangladesh's largest opposition party have died in prison in two weeks, their relatives and leaders of the party said.