Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Discrimination and violence against women persist

There are many laws that are still discriminatory towards women and even those laws that do protect women are not enforced properly.

Bangladesh: Acid Attacks Continue Despite New Laws

Acid attacks against women and girls are continuing despite legal campaigns to halt their spread.

Bangladesh: High Court Orders on Jahagirnagar University

Press release: human rights defenders ask the High Court to explain why a university teacher was exonerated of sexual harassment.

Bangladesh: Government retreats on women’s rights after clerics protest

"Bangladesh, whose population is 90 per cent Muslim, has a secular legal system but in matters related to inheritance and marriage Muslims follow Sharia law."

Bangladesh: UPDATE: Sigma Huda's health suffering during detainment

UN special rapporteur on people-trafficking, Sigma Huda, was arrested on 5 July in connection with a case of alleged extortion. She reportedly has potentially life-threatening heart and kidney conditions, and is not getting adequate treatment in prison.

Bangladesh: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking still unable to leave the country

UN officials are urging the authorities in Bangladesh to clarify the fate of a UN human rights expert prevented from leaving the country since mid-May.

Bangladesh: Islamism and expediency

The way Bangladesh's secular parties and leaders conduct politics is fuelling Islamist extremism and destabilising democracy, reports Delwar Hussain.

WSF: The rise of the religious right in Bangladesh: Taslima Nasrin and the media

WSF: 'Apostates', Ahmadis and advocates: Use and abuse of offences against religion in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Salma Sobhan Memorial Lecture

The Salma Sobhan Memorial Lecture was delivered at the National Museum's auditorium as part of the 20th founding anniversary celebration of Ain O Salish Kendra, a legal rights organisation. Salma Sobhan was one of the nine founders of the Kendra.