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HRW urges govt to stop arbitrary arrests, detention

The Bangladesh government should stop the arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition BNP supporters and others, Human Rights Watch has said.
Forced Disappearances: Take steps to ensure release of the victims

The government should take urgent steps to confirm the whereabouts and release of men held by security agencies beyond jurisdiction, said the Human Rights Watch in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Govt failing to address rights abuses

Bangladesh authorities failed to respond to repeated and serious allegations of secret detentions, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, denying the abuses instead of holding perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2018.
Myanmar troops committed mass rape of women

Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
Myanmar military will attack new areas: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.
HRW calls for free probe, prosecution

Security forces in Bangladesh are accused of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and secret detentions, including that of
Qatar population booms on back of 2022 WC

Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 per cent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, official government figures have revealed.
HRW slams India on handling criticism

The Indian authorities routinely use vaguely worded, overly broad laws as political tools to silence and harass critics, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
HRW urges probe into Xulhaz killing

The Human Rights Watch calls upon the government to immediately investigate the killings of Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Tonoy Fahim.
Pave way for unionisation in garments: HRW

Bangladesh government should urgently remove legal and practical obstacles to unionization in garment industries, Human Rights Watch says.
Govt rejects HRW report on arsenic

LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain terms Human Right Watch report on arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh as a blatant lie and says no-one dies of arsenic poisoning recently.
Govt response to arsenic-laced water poor: HRW

The government is not adequately responding to naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water across large areas of rural Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a report.
Charging Bangladesh editors is dramatic backslide: HRW

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh authorities to immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo. It also urges repeal of criminal defamation and sedition laws, saying those “violate international standards”.
SCF condemns Pak statement on war criminals' executions

Sector Commanders Forum -Muktijuddho '71 has condemned Pakistan’s interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh.
Govt not bothered by HRW statement: State minister

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam says the government is not bothered by today’s statement issued by HRW over the trial of death row convict war criminals Mojaheed and SQ Chy.
Halt execution of Mojaheed, SQ Chy: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon the government to halt the execution of death row war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
5 Ansarullah men to be charged for Oyasiqur killing: DMP

Detectives will submit charge sheet against five members of Ansarullah Bangla Team and several unknown persons in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman killing case.
Free speech under attack as never before: HRW

Human Rights Watch today observed that the free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before in the country.
Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.
Beauty belies dark trade

The dense mangrove forest on both sides of the road to the Bang Ben bay through Laem Son National Park is indeed intriguing.
A trip down the path of horror

The four were in a hurry, had little time to bargain for the cricket bat's price. Most excited among them, Nur Alam pulled out his moneybag hurriedly, paid Tk 300 and almost snatched the bat from the salesman.
Put rights at centre of boat people summit: HRW

Governments gathering in Bangkok tomorrow, to discuss the Southeast Asia boat people crisis should reach binding agreements to save people at sea, permit them to disembark without conditions, and ensure unimpeded access for UN agencies to protect the rights of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch says.
Opinion: Salauddin becomes another forgotten case?

It seems we do not care that a man just disappeared into the blues amidst allegation that the law enforcing agency was behind the Houdini act. He seems to have gone down the annals of disappearance of the likes of Ilias Ali, Chowdhury Alam and labour leader Aminul Islam.
The debate over war crimes trials: Is there any merit?

IF the formalities are completed as expected, war criminal Muhammad Kamruzzaman's execution might have been carried out by the