07.11.2008 - Source:South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre 

" Emergency Treatment: We have the cure, the world sang to Bangladesh [HRF/189/08]"

Article on the political situation following the installation of a military-backed government [ID 109919]

22.02.2008 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

"Written statement submitted by Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) [A/HRC/7/NGO/47]"

Written statement submitted by the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) on army attacks Buddhists and illegal settlements in the Chittagong Hill Tracts [ID 109798]

22.02.2008 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

"Written statement submitted by Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) [A/HRC/7/NGO/46]"

Written statement submitted by the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) on the violent death of Choles Ritchil and the repression of the indigenous Garo people [ID 109797]

25.11.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Gender-based violence still rampant"

Hundreds of thousands of women are the victims of domestic violence each year, say activists; most cases go unreported [ID 109672]

19.11.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Children and women suffer severe malnutrition"

According to health experts, Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child and maternal malnutrition in the world; 8 million or 48 percent of all children under 5 years are underweight [ID 109555]

2008 - Source:Transparency International 

"Global Corruption Report 2008"

Global Corruption Report 2008 [ID 109377]

27.10.2008 - Source:Center for Strategic and International Studies 

"Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security"

Report on Sunni Muslim radicals and ideologies (Jamaat-e Islami, Deoband and Salafism, Tabligh Jamaat, government support for religion, the role of Madrassas, the army and Islam) [ID 109372]

17.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bangladeshi 'militant' arrested"

According to the security forces, Mohammed Hanif, a senior commander of the miltant Islamist group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) had been arrested; he is accused of planning attacks during the run-up to general elections [ID 109367]

2008 - Source:Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

"Der Einfluss Indiens auf Regierungsstrukturen in Pakistan und Bangladesch"

Report on India's influence on governments in Pakistan and Bangladesh [ID 108846]

22.02.2008 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

"Written statement submitted by Asian Legal Resource Centre [A/HRC/7/NGO/35]"

Written statement submitted by Asian Legal Resource Centre on the state of emergency and violations of human rights [ID 108842]

01.2008 - Source:Center for Strategic and International Studies 

"Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security; The Case of Bangladesh"

Report on influence of radical Islamist ideologies in Bangladesh [ID 108178]

29.08.2008 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights)

"Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) [A/HRC/9/NGO/16]"

Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) on the human rights situation [ID 107962]

25.09.2008 - Source:UK Home Office 

"Country of Origin Information Report; Bangladesh"

Country report of September 2008 [ID 107503]

16.09.2008 - Source:International Federation for Human Rights 

"Child Labour in the Ship Recycling Industry in Bangladesh"

Report on child labour in ship recycling industry (overview on child labour in country, causes of child labour at shipbreaking yards, working and living conditions, hiring process, legal framework and government response) [ID 107192]

06.10.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Bangladesh: Stop Denying Killings and Torture"

Interim government should address persistent rights abuses rather than deny that they are happening, Human Rights Watch said and remains concerned about continuing reports of torture and extrajudicial killings by state security forces [ID 107166]

25.09.2008 - Source:Refugees International 

"Maintain Momentum to Guarantee Citizenship Rights"

Brief report on citizenship rights for Urdu speaking minority (voter and ID registration, living conditions in camps, support for integration) [ID 106995]

26.09.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Death in custody under unclear circumstances [BGD 260908]"

Man who reportedly had been involved with Communist Party died in custody under unclear circumstances [ID 106855]

26.09.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Urgent Action 276/08 [ASA 12/003/2008]"

Indigenous community leader Rang Lai Mro, who is serving a jail sentence imposed after an unfair trial, is being refused medical treatment for a serious heart condition; he is the head of a community of indigenous Mro people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) [ID 106786]

19.09.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"International Religious Freedom Report 2008"

International Religious Freedom Report 2008 [ID 106589]

29.08.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Arson attack on indigenous Jumma community in Sajek Union, the Chittagong Hill Tracts - Bengali settlers, with military support, torch houses of indigenous community [BGD 290808.ESCR]"

Arson attack on indigenous Jumma community: Bengali settlers, with military support, torch houses of indigenous community [ID 105994]

09.09.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Khaleda Zia given bail"

High Court in Bangladesh grants bail to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, her lawyers say [ID 105715]

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]

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]

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]

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]