1. Executive summary and recommendations Bangladesh is scheduled to hold its next, the 13th Parliamentary Elections, on 12th February 2026. On one hand the exclusion of the Awami League, on other hand, the release of the Islamic terrorists, the availability of approximately 400,000 illegal weapons, and overall lawlessness that permeated the society, raise serious doubts […]
The Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees fundamental rights which are non-derogable by any law, and laws inconsistent with fundamental rights are void as per Article 26 of the Constitution. This report, Bangladesh: Interim Govt Fails Constitution Compliance Test On Fundamental Rights, shows as to how the Interim Government failed to protect fundamental rights and how it […]
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in a report in 2014 recognized that “corrupt and malfunctioning criminal justice systems are a root cause of torture and ill-treatment of detainees”[1]. In 2014, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment highlighted the correlation between corruption and torture or […]
