The diminishing funds allocated for the Rohingya crisis are placing an immense financial burden on Bangladesh, forcing the country to resort to borrowing for the refugees’ well-being.
The regulations for children of incarcerated mothers in Bangladesh are inadequate and/or not being implemented.
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan speaks with The Daily Star about the recent general election, shrinking space for dissent, and the pressing need to address human rights concerns in Bangladesh.
There must be a better way of taking care of convicts’ babies in prison
Millions of people live in great poverty and starvation due to pandemics, wars, and climate disasters. Nonetheless, a tiny number of billionaires who control and manage most TNCs continue to amass unheard-of sums of money.
Governments must make sincere commitments to uphold them
If the NHRC cannot investigate allegations of abuses committed by law enforcement agents and if it cannot hold the government accountable, what is the point of having such a commission?
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
Even in 2023, there are a number of very basic rights that Bangladeshi girls don't have.
How is this UN review of utmost importance as far as the state of human rights in Bangladesh is concerned? What could we reasonably expect from this political exercise?
The proportion of the budget allocated to children-focused programmes does not fully address the magnitude of the challenges.
The issue of child labour in Bangladesh is complex and deeply entrenched, but it is not insurmountable.
The state must protect their rights unconditionally
Those responsible must pay for their crime
Lu’s trip looked at how the two nations interact generally. If we focus on the visit's particulars, there were discussions that took place on governance, economic governance, strategy, and other economic concerns.
Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated
Why can't Bangladesh ditch the inhumane colonial practice of arbitrary fettering?
The incident where an accused BNP leader was seen cuffed and fettered during his mother’s namaz-e-janaza in Gazipur has touched off outrage among rights activists and citizens.
Bangladesh must improve its human rights record