Paris, Feb 25 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the recent “misconduct” by lawyers at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Bangladesh’s Barishal district over the granting of bail to several leaders of the Awami League. Expressing concern over the incident, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a Paris-based human rights organisation, alleged that lawyers aligned with the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were engage…
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Paris, Jan 31 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation expressed grave concern over the death of a young man in Bangladesh’s Satkhira district, allegedly due to brutal torture by personnel of the Bangladeshi Army.Citing eyewitness Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a Paris-based human rights organisation stated that 22-year-old Ismail Hossain was travelling towards Kakbashia Bazar area in Satkhira on a motorcycle without a helmet, along with two friends on January 29.The rights body…
Paris, Jan 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Friday asserted that the gravest threat to the independence of lawyers in Bangladesh stems not from chaos, but from governance failure under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.The statement came ahead of the 16th International Day of Endangered Lawyers on Saturday.In its statement, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a Paris-based human rights organisation, said, “The interim government was entrusted with a moral and po…
Paris, Jan 21 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the dismissal of two teachers from a private university in Bangladesh over blasphemy allegations, calling the incident a dangerous precedent for academic freedom in the South Asian nation.The teachers dismissed by the authorities of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) in Dhaka on January 18 were Assistant Professor Layeka Bashir and Associate Professor ASM Mohsin, both from the Department of Basic Sciences…
Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the custodial death of renowned Bangladeshi musician and Awami League’s Cultural Secretary, Prolay Chaki in the Pabna district of Bangladesh, alleging medical negligence. Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that even after the rapid deterioration of the physical condition of the Awami League leader, while in custody, his family was not informed in a timely manner, and there was serious negligenc…