Dear Fellow Citizens, Happy New Year! With the dawn of the first day of Boishakh on the Bengali calendar, a new year begins—recognized as Pohela Boishakh. I extend heartfelt greetings to everyone on the occasion of Bengali New Year 1432. Pohela Boishakh is the most universal celebration of the Bengali people. This occasion is celebrated ...
The district of Moulvibazar is now at the epicenter of an unfolding human rights crisis, where innocent civilians are being subjected to mass arrests, police brutality, and extortion under the watch of top government officials. Allegations have surfaced against the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md. Israil Hossain, Superintendent of Police (SP) M.K.H....
A human chain and protest rally were held in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 1:00 PM local time. The demonstration was organized to demand the withdrawal of a biased report by the United Nations ...
Awami League comments on UN Secretary General António Guterres’ visit to Bangladesh • Demands the UN’s Human Rights agency investigates ongoing human rights violations • Plea comes as lawlessness takes hold in Bangladesh, with revenge violence and attacks on minorities and women’s rights going unpunished by Muhammad Yunus’s unelected governmen...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report in July-August regarding the killings and human rights violations that took place in Bangladesh. The Awami League believes that the report is entirely biased, one-sided, and based on fabricated information. It claims that the OHCHR issued this shamefull...