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A group of human rights organizations on Friday urged Bangladesh’s interim government to take decisive action to safeguard the freedoms of expression and opinion amid increasing attacks on journalists, authors and human rights defenders.  The rights groups, which included Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), called on Chief Advisor [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a report on Friday detailing a surge in violent attacks on journalists in Bangladesh, urging the country’s government to take action. The report denounces the widespread attacks on journalists that have escalated since the beginning of February, highlighting systematic violations of the constitutional rights of media professionals that have been [...]

The United Nations released a report on Wednesday detailing severe human rights violations committed by the former government of Bangladesh, led by the now-exiled Sheikh Hasina, during a crackdown on anti-government protests last year. The report estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed, the majority by security forces, and suggests that these [...]

The Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh unanimously acquitted the former prime minister and leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, of graft charges related to the Zia Orphanage Trust case on Wednesday, local media reported. The verdict also acquitted Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and four other individuals who had been convicted [...]

Human rights faced severe tests worldwide in 2024, with democratic institutions under strain and humanitarian law repeatedly violated in major conflicts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its annual report released Thursday. The 546-page “World Report 2025” reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries, emphasizing the devastating human tolls of conflicts in Gaza, [...]

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq tendered her resignation as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, citing ongoing publicity concerning her family ties to deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a significant distraction from governmental duties. This comes after Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission filed criminal cases against Siddiq, Hasina, and four [...]

Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed  three lawsuits against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six members of her family for irregularly obtaining land plots under the Purbachal New Town project, according to local media reports. The cases also involve 23 individuals, including officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and [...]

Bangladesh informed media on Monday that it had that requested India extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in exile since fleeing the country in August, following widespread protests that led to her removal from office as Prime Minister. The request was formally communicated to the Indian government through a diplomatic note, [...]

Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been implicated in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, according to a provisional interim government-ordered report by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances released to local media on Saturday. The report also implicated a number of units of the Bangladesh Police including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged on Wednesday for a “process of truth and healing” following the recent wave of student protests in Bangladesh that culminated in resignation of the prime minister. During his visit to Bangladesh, the High Commissioner for Human Rights highlighted the need for accountability. He stated the importance [...]