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Bangladesh's criminal justice system is so politicised that it is "undermining rather than buttressing the rule of law", according to a report by the International Crisis Group, which was immediately rejected as biased by the government.

The report, "Political Conflict, Extremism and Criminal Justice", said that in the last few years of the Awami League rule, law enforcement authorities have concentrated their efforts on "targeting the opposition" rather than curbing criminality.