Human rights abuse in Bangladesh

A paradigm shift is needed for a new Bangladesh

Paradigm shifts on a large scale involve the transformation of society.
8 September 2024, 09:00 AM

Address, not dismiss, human rights violations

ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024
6 July 2024, 07:00 AM

Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority

Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?
29 February 2024, 14:00 PM

How to keep transnational companies accountable

Millions of people live in great poverty and starvation due to pandemics, wars, and climate disasters. Nonetheless, a tiny number of billionaires who control and manage most TNCs continue to amass unheard-of sums of money.
15 December 2023, 08:00 AM

Democracy is in distress

Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?
10 December 2023, 02:00 AM

Separation of judiciary still a far-off dream

The independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh has not yet been realised.
10 December 2023, 02:00 AM

The National Human Rights Commission has fundamental flaws

The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
10 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Odhikar duo’s convictions are regrettable

Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.
17 September 2023, 13:00 PM

Why are human rights defenders being targeted?

The state must protect their rights unconditionally
24 July 2023, 06:36 AM

How can breaching citizens’ privacy be lawful?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight
18 January 2023, 17:36 PM

What will Bangladesh get out of Donald Lu's visit?

Lu’s trip looked at how the two nations interact generally. If we focus on the visit's particulars, there were discussions that took place on governance, economic governance, strategy, and other economic concerns.
17 January 2023, 13:00 PM

2022 proved how far we still are from peace in the CHT

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
4 January 2023, 17:30 PM

An uncompassionate act on a compassionate ground

Why can't Bangladesh ditch the inhumane colonial practice of arbitrary fettering?
25 December 2022, 21:00 PM

How we approach criticism can make a huge difference

Prime minister's stance on "external pressure"
13 December 2022, 05:56 AM

Why politicians should study human rights

For human rights advocates, 2022 has been a catastrophic year.
9 December 2022, 18:30 PM

Are we only paying lip service to human rights?

Bangladesh must improve its human rights record
9 December 2022, 14:01 PM