National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

DU rape victim can recognise rapist if she sees him: NHRC chief

Chief of National Human Rights Commission Nasima Begum says the Dhaka University student who was raped in Kurmitola on Sunday night can recognise the rapist if she sees him.
7 January 2020

NHRC to launch online system for lodging complaints

National Human Rights Commission is going to launch an online complaint management system to help people from distant areas in lodging their grievances without any hassle, commission chairman Nasima Begum says.
28 November 2019

NHRC, a retirement home to top bureaucrats: Shahdeen Malik

Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik says National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home for top bureaucrats of the government.
5 October 2019

Nasima Begum made NHRC chief

The government has appointed former senior secretary Nasima Begum as the chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
22 September 2019

How independent and effective is the NHRC?

When it comes to allegations of human rights violations against law enforcement agencies, the NHRC claims that its hands are tied in investigating themselves and it can only ask for reports from the government.
11 July 2019

Negligence of cops, admin, madrasa found

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) finds negligence of the police, administration and madrasa management in the death of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
16 April 2019

Impunity breeding brutality on women: NHRC chief

The prevailing culture of impunity is breeding brutality on women and children, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque said.
11 April 2019

NHRC not discharging legal responsibilities over torture on Khadija: HC

The High Court observes that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is not discharging its legal responsibilities over the incident of barbaric torture on domestic help Khadija, 12, by her employer at Mirpur in Dhaka in 2010.
6 March 2019

Probe if negligence led to Chawkbazar fire: NHRC chief

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque today said an investigation should be conducted to find out whether the Chawkbazar fire had been caused due to negligence by those responsible for oversee people’s safety.
21 February 2019

Nat’l rights boss thanks media for Jaha Alam’s release

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque thanks the media for creating scope for Jaha Alam’s release from jail.
6 February 2019

River, rights commissions seem to be dummy bodies: HC

The High Court observes that the National River Protection Commission and National Human Rights Commission seem to be dummy commissions as they cannot take actions against any perpetrators.
31 January 2019

Some questions on the role of NHRC

Recently, there has been much discussion about the independence and effectiveness of Bangladesh's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in light of the Commission's probe committee's report on the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on December 31.
27 January 2019

NHRC didn't say gang rape wasn't linked to polls

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday touched upon the human rights situation in Bangladesh and discussed the much-talked about probe report by a committee of the commission on the recent Subarnachar gang-rape incident in Noakhali.
19 January 2019

Subarnachar rape 'not linked to polls'

The fact-finding committee of National Human Rights Commission did not find any link between the general election and the gang rape of a housewife in Noakhali's Subarnachar the following day, contradicting the claim of the victim herself.
13 January 2019

Climate change impacting public health across the world: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says climate change is impacting public health, food and water security, and migration not only in Bangladesh, but the entire world.
1 November 2018

NHRC chief questions role of foreign ministry

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommends that all Rohingya returnees should be kept in a United Nations-supervised buffer zone before their homes, which were destroyed by the Myanmar army, are rebuilt.
27 August 2018

Bring drug dealers to justice: NHRC to home minister

National Human Rights Commission sends a letter to the home minister urging him to ensure constitutional rights of all including the alleged drug dealers and suspected criminals.
29 May 2018

Quota reform: NHRC condemns attack on students

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) condemns the attack on the students who have been demonstrating in the capital’s Shahbagh demanding reforms in the quota system in public services.
9 April 2018

NHRC concerned over increasing trend of women violation

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) expresses its grave concern over the increasing trend of violence against women in the country and held social unrest and culture of impunity responsible for such offences.
3 August 2017

NHRC forms fact finding body over Rangamati arson attack

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) forms a three-member fact finding committee over the arson attack at three hilly villages in Longadu upazila of Rangamati district.
6 June 2017