DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Thursday (Sep 14) sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years each in jail, a trial that critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Leaders of the Odhikar organisation, Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan, "were sentenced to two years in
Dhaka, Sept 14 (EFE).- A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two officials of a local rights group to two years in prison for allegedly publishing “misleading information” on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions in the country, defying growing international calls to halt their trial. Judge AM Julfiker Hayet of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal also imposed a …
Dhaka, 07 September 2023: The Press Briefing Note issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 5 September 2023 drew attention of the Go