Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK)
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2023 / ‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
US SANCTIONS / A ‘tonic’ for our security forces?
It is unfortunate that security agencies have been used in a manner that has generated more fear in people’s mind than confidence and faith in them.
At least 15 killed extrajudicially, in custody of law enforcement this year: ASK
At least 15 people were killed in “extrajudicial killings” and “custody of law enforcement agencies” across the country till September of this year, Ain O Salish Kendra said in a report.
Harassing Teacher
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday filed a petition with the High Court, seeking its directive for conducting a judicial inquiry into the incident of a teacher being humiliated in Narail.
Ain O Salish Kendra expresses concerns over patients denied treatment
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses grave concern over patients being denied treatment in many hospitals of the country due to coronavirus fears.
Pirojpur incident poses question about judiciary’s independence: ASK
The stand release of Pirojpur district and sessions judge after denying bail of a former lawmaker and his wife and another judge granting them bail hours later have posed serious questions about the independence of the judiciary, rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) says.
ASK for independent commission to probe rights violation
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid and human rights organisation, demands an independent inquiry commission to investigate all sorts of rights violation including rape, extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance in the country.
HC stays Rajuk mobile court order on ASK to vacate Lalmatia office
The High Court directs the authorities to maintain a status quo for three months on the Rajuk mobile court order that fined Tk two lakh to Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a leading rights organisation, and asked it to leave its Lalmatia office in Dhaka.
630 women raped in last 6 months
On an average, more than three women were raped every day in the last six months in the country, says rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).
Rights Situation in 2018: 'Extremely alarming'
The overall human rights situation last year was extremely alarming, Ain o Salish Kendra has said.
Extrajudicial Killings: 437 victims in 10 months
At least 437 people fell victim to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies and 26 others were forcibly disappeared across the country in the last 10 months, a rights body said yesterday.
ASK concerned over ‘mass arrest’
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses grave concerns over “mass arrest” of leaders and activists of opposition parties centring political programmes.
Danger to freedom of expression
Several local and international rights organisations have expressed grave concerns over the passing of the Digital Security Bill 2018 and demanded that the government reconsider its controversial sections.
ASK condemns cop action on students
Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) condemns the police action on agitating students demonstrating in Dhaka demanding safe roads.
Stop repressing quota reformists: ASK asks govt
Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) calls upon the government to end repression on the quota reform activists throughout the country.
‘275 victims of extra-judicial killings and custodial deaths, 427 women raped in 6 months’
The overall human rights situation in Bangladesh remained at an alarming level in the first six months of 2018 due to a sharp rise in cases of extra-judicial killings and custodial deaths, and a high number of cases of rapes and sexual assault of women across the country, human rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) says in its report.
Ain O Salish Kendra demands judicial enquiry into 'gunfights'
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a rights organisation, today demands judicial enquiry into all the so-called gunfight incidents including the killing of Teknaf ward councillor Akramul Haque.
Formulate specific policy to stop border killings: ASK
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) opines that the continuation of border killings, torture and harassment are contradictory to international law and human rights.
187 women raped across the country in last 3 months: ASK
At least 187 women are raped and 29 women have faced sexual harassment across the country in last three months, according to human rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).
