NHRC to take steps after assessing home report

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) would take steps regarding seven murders in Narayanganj after assessing probe report of the home ministry, said its Chairman Mizanur Rahman yesterday.
"Immediately after the incident, we asked the ministry to conduct a proper investigation into the matter and submit the probe report to us," he told journalists at its seminar on "National Women Development Policy 2011" in the capital.
About the NHRC power, the rights boss said NHRC lacked the executive power to take actions in incidents like the seven murders.
"According to the National Human Rights Commission Act, 2009, we can only make recommendations. NHRC cannot even conduct any investigation on its own," he added.
Lawmaker Shirin Aktar and professors of Dhaka University MM Akash, Mahfuza Khanam and Kaberi Gayen also spoke at the event.