In the name of election violence, the Hindu minorities are facing targeted violence specially arson and murder from the majority Islamist forces in Bangladesh. The houses, temples and assets of at least 16 Hindus were burnt in Mirsarai, Raozan, Pirojpur, and Sylhet from 1 December 2025 to 31st January 2026. Fires were deliberately set on […]
The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has urged international election observers of the European Union, the Commonwealth and Japan to intervene with Bangladesh against threat to indigenous Buddhist candidates by the Bangladesh government sponsored armed group in the ongoing 13th Parliamentary elections. Two independent Buddhist candidates Mr Pahel Chakma from Rangamati Parliamentary Constituency and […]
1. Executive Summary: At least 15 Hindu minorities murdered in the last 45 days In the last 45 days between 1 December 2025 to 15 January 2026[1], at least 15 minority Hindus were murdered by persons belonging to the majority Muslims in Bangladesh i.e. murder of one Hindu every third day. The minority Hindus murdered […]
The conviction of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal with death and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun with five years imprisonment by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal is a political farce, does not meet basic international standards for fair trial, and is a miscarriage of justice for […]
New Delhi, 12 November 2025: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) today welcomed the resolution adopted unanimously by the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Governing Council at its 216th session in Geneva on 23 October 2025 against alleged human rights violations, threats and acts of intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, inhumane conditions of detention and […]
7 November 2025 1. Chairperson and members of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), Geneva (ohchr-scasecretariat@un.org) 2. Chairperson and members of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA), GANHRI, Geneva (ohchr-scasecretariat@un.org) Re: GANHRI’s failure to suspend the NHRC of Bangladesh despite its non-existence since 7 November 2024 Excellencies The Rights and Risks Analysis Group […]
On the occasion of one year rule of Dr Mohammad Yunus, the Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that human rights situations have deteriorated as Bangladesh has turned into a land of anarchy and Dr Mohammed Yunus has surpassed records of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during his one year reign from August 2024 […]
The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in its report, “Bangladesh: Media Freedom Murdered By Dr Mohammad Yunus”, released today on the occasion of one year of the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated that press freedom in Bangladesh has sharply deteriorated further and the attacks on the journalists (878 journalists) under Chief […]
On 19 July 2024, the Government of Bangladesh led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed curfew and deployed Bangladesh Army to quell students’ protests during protests against government job quotas across the country from 5 July 2024.[1] This ultimately led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on 4th August 2024 and Dr Mohammad […]
Dr. S. JaishankarExternal Affairs MinisterEmail: eam@mea.gov.in Mr Vikram MisriForeign SecretaryEmail: psfs@mea.gov.in Mr B. Shyam Joint Secretary, Bangladesh and MyanmarEmail: jsbm@mea.gov.in Mr Randhir Jaiswal Official Spokesperson and Additional SecretaryMinistry of External AffairsEmail: jsxp@mea.gov.in Re: Need for complete disengagement with the illegal Interim Government of Bangladesh till a new elected government comes to power Dear Hon’ble Minister […]