Govt likely to issue ord replacing 2009 act
The government is likely to promulgate an ordinance aiming at making the National Human Rights Commission must be made free from political influence...
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Low-compliance export industry faces challenges
Bangladesh鈥檚 export to the European Union faces an enormous challenge from the newly adopted legally binding EU requirement to ensure safety across the supply chain, protecting the environment and human rights...
UN rights chief says Nepal violence appalling, urges dialogue
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Tuesday at escalating violence in Nepal, where youth protesters set fire to parliament after a brutal police crackdown that left at least 19 dead.
ASEAN body proposes new conference on Rohingya crisis
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, a platform of current and former Southeast Asian lawmakers, on Wednesday proposed an international conference involving Bangladesh, China, and ASEAN countries to resolve the Rohingya crisis...
India keeps pushing Rohingyas into Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW
Human Rights Watch has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya people to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025.
Farida urges to build country with no rights violations
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday urged to build a country where human rights would not be violated...
1,760 killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May: UN
The UN human rights office said Friday that at least 1,760 Palestinians had been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May, a jump of several hundred since its last published figure at the beginning of August...
UN asks Sri Lanka to prosecute war crimes
The UN human rights chief Wednesday urged Sri Lanka鈥檚 new government to seize the 鈥榟istoric opportunity鈥� to end its entrenched culture of impunity for war crimes and other abuses...
AL govt uses transnational repression: US
The United States Department of State has said that Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights situation stabilised despite some concerns after Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government had taken over following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime on August 5, 2024 amid mass student protests...
United States human rights report to downplay allies鈥� abuse: report
The annual human rights report produced by the United States will scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, a report said Wednesday, as officials hinted it would focus instead on what they call dwindling freedom of expression in Europe...
Speakers call for collaborative actions
Security agency officials and policymakers at a discussion on Wednesday reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 commitment to combat human trafficking, recognising it as a grave violation of human rights and a serious form of organised crime...
Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign 鈥榞enocide鈥�
Rights groups B鈥橳selem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a 鈥榞enocide鈥� against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
Human rights must be nurtured as culture: Asif Nazrul
Law adviser Asif Nazrul at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday said that human rights must be nurtured as a culture rather than an issue of enforcement.
India expels 1,500 Muslims to Bangladesh recently: HRW
Indian authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh in recent weeks without due process, claiming that they are 鈥榠llegal immigrants鈥�, the Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
100 NGOs warn 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� spreading across Gaza
More than 100 aid organisations and human rights groups warned on Wednesday that 鈥榤ass starvation鈥� was spreading in Gaza, as the United States said its top envoy was heading to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and aid corridor...
UN rights office to focus on preventing serious rights abuses: govt
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has said that the United Nations rights office in Bangladesh would focus on addressing and preventing serious human rights abuses, such as those perpetrated by the previous government, and ensuring accountability for violations....
Bangladesh, UN rights body sign MoU for rights mission
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...
Govt nods for UN rights office
The interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to establish an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bangladesh -- initially for three years...
Violence against women rises: PCJSS report
The number of incidents of human rights violation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃overing Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban districts鈥攕lightly decreased in the first half of 2025, with 103 incidents reported, compared with 107 incidents during the same period last year, according to a half-yearly report by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
UN human rights body to set up office in Bangladesh for three years
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...
HRW warns Gulf labourers at risk as temperatures soar
Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that migrant workers in the Gulf were at risk from extreme heat, urging countries to extend protections for labourers exposed to soaring temperatures...
Interim govt鈥檚 arbitrary targeting of AL supporters fails accountability: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Thursday said that the interim government鈥檚 arbitrary targeting of the supporters of the Awami League failed accountability...
Bangladesh records another 8 extrajudicial killings in first quarter
At least eight individuals were subjected to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies from January 1 to March 31, according to a quarterly report by human rights organisation Odhikar published on Wednesday...
Decision on AL鈥檚 ban soon, exercise patience: govt
The interim government on Saturday said that it had taken serious note of the recent demand from political parties, organisations, and the public to ban the Bangladesh Awami League due to its autocratic rule and involvement in terrorist activities leading to widespread human rights violations...
Govt should set policy focus right to save rivers
THE High Court in yet another welcome directive on May 6 asked the government to take some specific steps for a better oversight of River Sitalakhya conservation projects. The directive came on a writ petition by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, which highlighted the unchecked dumping of untreated industrial and solid waste into the river. The 110km Sitalakhya...
Human rights attacks accelerated by Trump second term: Amnesty
The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a 鈥榤ultiplicity of assaults鈥� which have accelerated since US president Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power, Amnesty International said on Tuesday in its annual report...
Human rights, use of force, and private defence
THE police, tasked with maintaining law and order, preventing crime, and protecting citizens, their role extends beyond traditional law enforcement to safeguarding fundamental human rights. In a democratic society, the police are not only enforcers of the law but also guardians of justice and equality. Upholding human rights lies at the core of modern policing, ensuring...
People with disabilities want rights, not charity
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...
HRW accuses Israel of attacks on civilians in Lebanon war
Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of 鈥榠ndiscriminate鈥� attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes...
Workshop urges accountability to safeguard civic, digital spaces
Civil society actors, human rights defenders and journalists at a workshop in Dhaka on Thursday urged for stronger mechanisms to hold the government accountable in protecting and promoting civic and digital space in the country...