We cannot build a new Bangladesh using brutal old tactics

Odhikar Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan talks about his experience under the Awami League regime in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.

France and Germany have expressed regret today over the imprisonment of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan

The European Union has called on the Bangladesh government to foster an enabling environment for the civil society to carry out their work without fear of reprisals.

Vote on resolution later today

A Dhaka tribunal today sentenced two officials of rights body Odhikar to two years imprisonment each in an ICT Act case

When Bangladesh needs to show that it has been listening to the concerns about respecting human rights and upholding the rule of law, it has done quite the opposite.

Malaysian immigration bars Adilur Rahman Khan, the secretary of Odhikar, a Bangladesh-based human rights organisation, to enter into the country.