On January 25, 2013 at around 8:30pm, Mohammad Ali Mohabbat (34), son of late Intaj Ali and Rahima Khatun of Adabaria village in Kumarkhali Upazila under Kushtia district was picked up by the alleged members of Rapid Action Batallion when he got down from a bus in front of Garrison Cinema Hall of Shahid Captain […]
BROKEN DREAMS: A REPORT ON THE RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE
Since the 1980s, starting as a response to adjust the economy and resolve the balance of payment deficit; export oriented readymade garment industries have been growing fast. The processes of underdevelopment, coupled with the failure to constitute a democratic state, contributed to the rapid pauperization of the rural areas, releasing cheap labour and forcing people […]
Allegation of torturing Touhidul Islam Touhid after detaining him at Lohagara Police Station for two days
Touhidul Islam (24) is the eldest son of Mohammad Jafor and Hosneara Begum and a resident of Motor Station area near Bottoli Bazar of Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district. He is an Art Sign Writer by profession. He is the owner of a shop named ‘Jhilik Art and Mecca Computer’ in Lohagara Bazar. Mohammad Shahidullah, […]
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONFERENCE
On May 17 and 18, 2013 Odhikar organised a Human Rights Defenders Conference in Zakariya City Holiday Resort, Khadimnagar, Sylhet. The objective for arranging a Human Rights Defenders Conference is to strengthen the human rights activism. It is very important for human rights defenders to learn and share strategies with each other. It encourages novice […]
Joint Statement by FIDH and Odhikar, Bangladesh: New Amendment to Anti-Terrorism Act gags Freedom of Expression
Paris-Dhaka, 15 June 2013. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization in Bangladesh, Odhikar, are deeply concerned by the adoption on 11 June by the Parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad, of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2013 which widens the scope of sanctions provided in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (ATA) by approving […]
Odhikar observes elections in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet city corporations
On June 15, 2013 elections were held in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporation. Odhikar observed elections in four city corporations. Each observation team had five mobile observers. Although no major violations were marked, elections in four City Corporations concluded with some irregularities at the polling centres. It was learnt from the observer teams […]
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