Tamanna Hoq Riti

The new government’s decision to ratify the convention indicates a willingness to address this pressing human rights concern.

The Bangladesh government has again taken a protective stance regarding the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations.

Several human rights concerns including shrinking space for dissent, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on minority groups have been highlighted.

At a recent dialogue between civil society members and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the newly appointed

Recently, there has been much discussion about the independence and effectiveness of Bangladesh's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in light of the Commission's probe committee's report on the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on December 31.