Sheikh Hasina’s regime ahead of the election

A deep dive by John Reed in the FT; telling details:
“most did not want to be quoted or even meet in person for fear of attracting the attention of Bangladesh’s security services or causing trouble for their co-workers. . . telling me through an aide that it would be too risky to speak to an international newspaper. . . . the polite consular official asked me to focus on “positive” stories”