Dhaka, April 13, 2026 (AFP) - Members of Bangladesh human rights body resign over govt inaction

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2026-04-13

All five members of Bangladesh's autonomous human rights commission resigned on Monday in protest over the newly elected government's failure to renew beefed up authorities for the body. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) members said the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), which won a landslide in February elections, has failed to introduce bills on key rights-related issues during the first session of the new parliament. The elections wer......

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