11.08.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"End Wave of Killings by Elite Forces"

HRW urges the government to take action to end unlawful killings; since 1 June 2008, officials from the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police have killed at least 50 individuals under suspect circumstances [ID 103371]

04.08.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Bangladesh holds first elections since state of emergency"

Bangladesh held first elections since army seized control of government last year; voting began in local polls; elections part of road map to restore "full democracy" by December this year [ID 102482]

01.08.2008 - Source:Asian Centre for Human Rights 

"South Asia - Human Rights Index 2008"

Report on human rights situation in 2007 (political freedom, human rights violations by security forces, repression on human rights defenders, freedom of the press, violence against women and children, IDPs, violation of the rights of minorities) [ID 102723]

30.07.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"B'desh sets up 'truth commission'"

The interim government sets up a Truth and Accountability Commission to tackle the country's endemic corruption [ID 102060]

18.07.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Indians 'shoot Bangladesh guards'"

Bangladeshi border forces say 2 of their guards have been shot dead by Indian troops near a frontier post [ID 101011]

15.07.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bangladesh Islamic leader freed"

Leader of biggest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, is released on bail, police say [ID 100444]

15.07.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Moving towards universal birth registration"

Bangladesh is moving to provide its over 150 million people with official birth certificates; the absence of birth certificates has often lead to various forms of child abuse, child trafficking and exploitation [ID 100493]

14.07.2008 - Source:Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe

"Behandlung von koronarer Zweigefäss-Krankheit; Auskunft der SFH-Länderanalyse"

Query response on treatment of coronary vessel diseases [ID 100812]

02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99553]

01.07.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Mixed feelings over citizenship plan"

After nearly 4 decades of being stateless, about 250,000 Biharis were accepted as citizens of Bangladesh [ID 99413]

07.2008 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections"

Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (data on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevalence, health service and care indicators, prevention indicators) [ID 102417]

30.06.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Bangladesh: Repeal New Terror Law"

According to HRW, new counter-terrorism ordinance violates fundamental freedoms and basic fair trial rights and should be repealed or amended to meet international standards [ID 99375]

27.06.2008 - Source:Child Rights Information Network 

"A Situation Analysis of the Prostitution of Boys" , Author: Association for Community Development

Report on prostitution of boys (nature and dynamics of sexual abuse and exploitation of boys, worst forms of child rights violations, gender and cultural aspects) [ID 99174]

19.06.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Steadfast in Protest; Annual Report 2007" , Author: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Annual report on the situation of human rights defenders and on obstacles to freedom of association in 2007 [ID 98674]

14.06.2008 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 

"World Refugee Survey 2008"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2007 [ID 99921]

13.06.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"21,000 women die annually in childbirth"

Bangladesh has highest maternal mortality rates in the world; 21,000 mothers die annually of pregnancy and childbirth-related causes; according to government health experts, skilled birth attendants account for just 13 percent of all deliveries [ID 98549]

11.06.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Former Bangladesh PM is released"

Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina is temporarily released from detention to seek medical treatment abroad; she is being held on corruption charges [ID 98313]

05.06.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"End Mass Arrests, Release Detainees"

HRW calls on government of Bangladesh to end wave of mass, arbitrary arrests under emergency power rules; thousands detained should be either charged on the basis of credible evidence of criminal activities or immediately released [ID 97937]

04.06.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Thousands arrested in Bangladesh"

Police arrest more than 10,000 people since launching a crackdown on crime at the weekend; many top politicians are already under arrest in the anti-corruption drive [ID 97848]

04.06.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2008"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [ID 98239]

06.2008 - Source:International Federation for Human Rights 

"Labour Rights in the Supply Chain Labour Rights in the Supply Chain and Corporate Social Responsibility"

Report on labour rights in export garment factories (background, recent progress, Initiatives towards social compliance, issues of concern) [ID 99498]

28.05.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual Report 2008 (covering 2007) [ID 97468]

28.05.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bangladesh parties decline talks"

Bangladesh's main opposition parties, Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party, say they will not talk with military-backed interim government until their leaders, Sheik Hasina and Khaleda Zia, are released from detention; both leaders have been accused corruption; general elections to take place in December 2008 [ID 97677]

28.05.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Divisions over women's development policy"

Two months after it was proposed, the National Women's Development Policy (NWDP) 2008 is facing fierce opposition while the government is maintaining a veil of silence on the subject [ID 97694]

28.05.2008 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

"Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) [A/HRC/8/NGO/25]"

Written statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre on arbitrary arrests under the state of emergency [ID 100641]