United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has said that the initiation of proceedings against those accused of carrying out enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government in Bangladesh was an important step towards accountability...
Fortify Rights and 57 other groups in a joint statement on Wednesday said that the United Nations member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, Myanmar...
Eleven western countries on Monday pledged to work with the Bangladesh government to keep their attention focused on the years-long Rohingya crisis.
Bangladesh and Pakistan have expressed their commitment to work together to combat drugs and terrorism...
The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
Reductions in funding for a community maintenance programme in the Rohingya camps of Cox鈥檚 Bazar have not only affected their incomes but also compromised safety during the monsoon season, the UN Refugee Agency has warned...
The United Nations Human Rights Office and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a rights office in Bangladesh for a three-year period to support the promotion and protection of human rights in the country.
The interim government on Sunday approved a draft memorandum of understanding in principle regarding establishing an office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the country to strengthen cooperation in dealing with human rights issues...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday said that the interim government鈥檚 arbitrary targeting of the supporters of the Awami League failed accountability...
The rights of the persons with disabilities were human rights, not just an issue of welfare or charity, rights activists, pressing for a 15-point demand for the persons with physical and mental challenges, stated on Saturday...
Bangladesh interim government in a statement on Monday said that the United States intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard鈥檚 remarks in about Bangladesh in an interview with NDTV World were misleading and not based on evidence.
