Bangladesh Faces Human Rights Crisis as Interim Government Falters, HRW Warns
Bangladesh has failed to achieve the expected improvement in its human rights situation under the leadership of the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a new assessment by New York–based international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Child Waits for Father, Mother and Wife Left Speechless by Grief
The village of Mokamia Kanda in Tarakanda, Mymensingh, remains stunned with grief over the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das (28), who was beaten and burned to death in Bhaluka. Mokamia Kanda is Dipu’s ancestral village, where his family lives.
Human Rights Violations Continue to Surge Across Bangladesh
Human rights violations continue to surge across Bangladesh, with rising cases of political violence, child abuse, custodial deaths, violence against women, minority attacks, and journalist harassment, according to ASK and HRSS reports. Experts warn that unless human rights are upheld universally beyond political perspectives, instability will persist.
NHRC Remains Inactive for Seven Months, Victims Deprived of Justice
It has now been seven months since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) became inactive, depriving victims of human rights violations of its services.
Human Rights Betrayed: 40 Killed Without Trial Under Yunus’s Interim Regime
In the 14 months since the ouster of the Awami League through the July violence and the formation of the interim government led by Nobel Peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh has witnessed alarming incidents of extrajudicial killings, reckless security operations, border killings, and widespread human rights violations.
AJC Organizes Protest in New York Against Communal Attack in Khagrachari-Guimara
A protest was held at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York to condemn the alleged rape of an eighth-grade girl in Guimara, Khagrachari, and the reported violent attack and arson carried out by Bengali settlers and the Bangladesh military in Ramesu Bazar of Guimara Upazila. The protest was organized on Saturday (October 11) by the American Jummo Council (AJC).
AIPP firmly denounces the brutal attacks on Indigenous communities in Khagrachari
The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) has strongly condemned the recent outbreak of brutal violence targeting Indigenous communities in the Khagrachari Hill District of Bangladesh. The violence resulted in the deaths of at least three Indigenous individuals, left dozens injured, and led to the destruction of Indigenous property — including the burning of at least 26 homes and 54 shops.
Democracy Undermined by Widespread Rights Abuses: HRSS
Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) has stated that from January to September 2025, the human rights situation in Bangladesh remains deeply concerning. Despite the fall of autocracy and the interim government assuming power, incidents of political violence, violence against women, abuses targeting minorities, and attacks on journalists have significantly increased, according to HRSS’s latest human rights monitoring report.
International Rights Groups Condemn Surge in Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in CHT
Three leading human rights organizations—FIAN International, the International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHT Commission), the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), and Minority Rights Group International (MRG)—have issued a forceful condemnation of recent lethal attacks targeting the Indigenous peoples of the the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). According to their joint press release, the violence, perpetrated by state security forces and Bengali settlers, represents a continuing pattern of systemic oppression, including the use of sexual violence as an instrument of terror and control.
UNHRC Seminar Highlights Alarming Human Rights Decline in Pakistan and Bangladesh
A recent seminar held during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva has brought renewed attention to the worsening human rights conditions in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Organised by the Forum on Inter-Cultural & Inter-Religious Dialogue (FICIR) in partnership with the Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum (AEHRF), the event featured prominent activists, journalists, and political commentators who warned of shrinking civil liberties and the dangerous rise of religious extremism in both countries.
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