Ain O Salish Kendra
Extrajudicial killing at its highest ever
According to human rights group Ain O Salish Kendra, last year witnessed the highest number of extrajudicial killings recorded in our country's history. Other serious human rights abuses such...
ASK worried over press freedom
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday voiced concerns about the government move to set up a “media monitoring cell”,
Trial of two cases yet to start
The trial for the killing of more than a thousand people in Rana Plaza collapse three years ago is yet to begin.
ASK concerned over ‘harassment of family by law enforcers’
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid and human rights organisation, expresses deep concern over the law enforcement agencies’ alleged harassment and pressure on Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s family to give...
ASK expresses concern over cases against Star editor
Human rights body Ain O Salish Kendra expresses deep concerns over the barrage of cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
Halt Kalyanpur slum eviction: HC
The High Court directs the government to halt the eviction at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur slum that houses about 40,000 low-income dwellers.
2015: Bad time for civic, political rights
Human rights situation in Bangladesh worsened on civic and political fronts last year despite improvement in some socio-economic
752 raped in 2015, says ASK
A number of 752 women were raped and 94 others became victims of rape attempts in 2015, according to a report of Ain o Salish Kendra.
March against human trafficking in Cox’s Bazar
Rights activists begin a road march from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf in a bid to end human trafficking, put to trial those involved and compensate the victims.
NHRC findings alarming
According to the National Human Rights Commissioner, about 70 percent of all complaints of violation of human rights received by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are against law...
Hotline for info on trafficking victims
Migrant rights workers launch hotline numbers in Bangladesh and Malaysia to facilitate the passage of information of the rescued trafficking victims to the aggrieved families.