“With election sentiments at the bursting point, Bangladeshi security forces need to overcome their long history of using unlawful force against opposition protesters and respond in a way that is professional and non-partisan.” said Brad Adams, Asia director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
“The ruling Awami League should remember the mistreatment suffered by its supporters when they were in the opposition and ensure that law enforcement agencies act within the law”, added Adams.
He said political party and protest leaders should act to prevent violence by their supporters, including against the security forces. The security forces should respond to protests in accordance with international law enforcement standards, only us...
Human rights and Development for Bangladesh (HRDB) organized a press conference at the National Press Club in WashingtonDC here on Tuesday that alleged political persecution of key opposition leaders in Bangladesh by government led by Sheikh Hasina.
Taking part in the briefing, Dr M Nakibur Rahman, son of one of the key opposition leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, alleged that the government has set the stage to judicially kill his father. Prime-minister Shaikh Hasina is directly involved in forcing/bribing key witness to testify against hi...
Why will the Ticfa not be declared illegal?- asking the government, a public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition was filed with the High Court on Wednesday. Four lawyers including Nasiruddin, SM Ariful Islam and Monirul Islam Khan jointly filed the PIL writ petition challenging the legality of ‘Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa)’ signed between Bangladesh and the United States.
Six people, including the US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Cabinet Division Secretary and Prime Minister’s Secretary have been made respondents to the petition.
Limited humanitarian access continues to have an adverse effect on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh. Aid workers and activists say Rohingya communities fear that what little support they have might disappear as a result of threats made by the Bangladeshi government to further limit humanitarian activities.
“When we hear the humanitarians might leave I feel really bad. Whatever [medical] treatment and support we get, we wouldn’t get it anymore,” said Munrul Indrus, a Rohingya employee of an international humanitarian organization in the Cox’s Bazar area, who declined to give his real name. “At least now we have a latrine and running water and some [medical] treatment - none of th...
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will start the process of reviewing the Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun Murder Case soon.
"We would start to review the Felani Khatun Murder Case soon, although we could not begin the process so far," said B D Sharma, Additional Director General of BSF at a media interaction on Friday.
When asked, Mr. Sharma could not give any specific time as to when the process would start.
Felani, 15, was shot dead by BSF man Amiya Ghosh while she was ente...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said, it has learned that direct intervention from the Attorney General's Office of Bangladesh is preventing the release of ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Director of Odhikar, a Bangladesh based human rights organisations, despite the High Court (HC) having granted bail to the prominent human rights defender.
That the Attorney General’s Office (AG office) can impede a high court order so easily, is a telling example of the rule of lawlessness in Bangladesh, says a AHRC press release.
