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Bangladesh human rights
What Has Changed in Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
By Mubashar Hasan
A survivor of enforced disappearance under Sheikh Hasina returns home after over six years to see if the country’s political and social landscape has truly changed.
Is It Time to Declare a Moratorium on the Death Penalty in Bangladesh?
By Saira Rahman Khan, Sara Kowal, and Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit
With the interim government’s commitment to investigate enforced disappearances, another form of state-sanctioned killing, the practice of the death penalty, ought to face the same scrutiny.
Can the Bangladesh Police Recover?
By Mehedi Hasan Marof and Saqlain Rizve
The country's police force, weaponized by the autocratic Awami League government, is now desperate to regain public trust.
The Past, Present, and Future of Legal Empowerment in Bangladesh
By Manzoor Hasan and Arafat Reza
Civil society groups and NGOs seeking to protect rights in Bangladesh have made notable progress, but the movement faces new challenges today.
Bangladesh’s Anti-corruption Commission Questions Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus
By Julhas Alam
Yunus, the famed pioneer of microcredit, is being investigated for embezzlement in a case many see as politically motivated.
The Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention of Rohingya Refugee Leader Dil Mohammed
By Shafiur Rahman
Dil Mohammed was abducted from a Rohingya refugee settlement in January, only to appear in a Bangladeshi jail in May.
In Bangladesh, the War on the Press Rages On
By Zarif Faiaz
With general elections due early next year, the ruling Awami League is intensifying its assault on what remains of the country's free media.
US Human Rights Report Raps Bangladesh on the Knuckles
By Shafi Md Mostofa
The Biden administration has raised questions over the legitimacy of the Sheikh Hasina government over three years after the general elections.
On Day of the Disappeared, US Has Eyes on Bangladesh
By Carolyn Nash
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on increasing use of enforced disappearance to silence dissent, undermine independent media, and intimidate human rights advocates in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s ‘Fake News’ Law Is Used to Stifle Dissent
By Saad Hammadi
Bangladesh’s crackdown on dissent tests the human rights commitment of all states.
Bangladesh Silencing Teenage Dissent
By Tasnim Nazeer
A 15-year-old was arrested for criticizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
Bangladesh: The Anatomy of a Political Arrest
By Siddharthya Roy
One man’s fate after the August protests illustrates the government’s growing paranoia.
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