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- Attempts being made to hijack revolution to come to power: Amir Khasru
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- EC suspends six employees over NID fraud
- CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival
- None can survive by means of corruption: Shafiqur Rahman
- AP sues three Trump administration officials
- Environmental protection will shape our future: Rizwana
- Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers
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- Fakhrul urges democratic forces to build livable Bangladesh
UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrives in Dhaka
UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders arrives in Dhaka today (February 3) for a three-day visit. During her visit to Bangladesh, Sanders will engage with senior officials and advisers from the Interim Government on issues of justice, accountability, and human rights. Sanders will also...
Political leadership ordered excessive use of force during July Uprising: HRW
The political leadership ordered the excessive use of police force during the July Uprising, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), one of the worlds most respected human rights group, said in a report released on January 27. Multiple police officers indicated that they believed that directives to use...
Sheikh Hasina advises killing of Brigadier General Azmi
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered evidence suggesting that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered the disappearances and killings of political opponents during her tenure. In its report, After the Monsoon RevolutionA Roadmap to Lasting Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh, HRW...
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...
Lasting police, judicial reforms essential to prevent abuse by future govt: HRW
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the Yunus governments hard-won progress in reforming Bangladeshi state institutions could be lost, if it does not implement swift and structural changes to prevent any repression by future governments. After over 15 years of arbitrary use of...
Human Rights Commission to hold police accountable
The Police Reform Commission proposed that the Human Rights Commission will ensure police accountability and will expand its scoop in need. A total of 15 recommendations have been made in the report including reducing usages of lethal weapons and implementing a five-step approach to mob control....
HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions, reports AFP. In a new report, which focused specifically on...
Human Rights Watch warns new El Salvador laws threaten free expression, privacy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over El Salvadors newly approved cybersecurity and data protection laws, warning that the legislation could undermine media freedom and citizens privacy rights. The laws, passed by the Legislative Assembly on November 12, 2024, give the government sweeping...
International Human Rights Day today
The International Human Rights Day is being observed in the country like elsewhere in the world on Tuesday in a befitting manner with the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now, reports BSS. Different organizations and human rights campaigners chalked out elaborate programs marking the day....
Ambassador Jurg Lauber elected president of UN Human Rights Council for 2025
The United Nations Human Rights Council has elected its leadership for the coming year, selecting Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland as its President for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2025, according to a statement. Ambassadors Tareq Md Ariful Islam of Bangladesh, Razvan Rusu of...
UN calls human rights pillar for positive change
Today, 10 December, marks World Human Rights Day, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) emphasizing the critical role of human rights in shaping a better future. In a message to observe the day, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk highlighted the enduring...
Everyone must come forward to establish true democracy: Tarique Rahman
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said everyone must come forward in the journey of establishing true democracy while safeguarding the human rights and let this be our firm commitment on the UN-declared Human Rights Day. He said this in a message on Monday on the occasion of the UN-declared...