Netra Report WHO: Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh five times higher than official numbers Bangladesh not alone in underestimating the number of Covid-19 deaths. Netra News May 5th 2022
Netra Report Leaked documents: RAB abducted Ilias Ali RAB-1: “If scrutinised closely, one can understand that [the disappearance of Ilias Ali] was a well-planned mission” that was “evidently carried out by RAB’s intelligence wing.” Netra News April 21st 2022
Netra Report Sanctioned businessmen serving as Bangladesh’s honorary consuls Bangladesh’s honorary consuls in Belarus and Saint Petersburg (Russia) have been sanctioned by multiple Western states. Netra News April 14th 2022
Netra Report UN committee calls for response from Bangladesh government on torture The Bangladesh government is two years late in responding to a highly critical report published by the UN Committee on Torture (CAT). Netra News March 29th 2022
Analysis Fixing the election umpire The selection of Bangladesh’s new election commissioners is a further sign that the country is moving towards a rigged election. Netra News February 28th 2022
Netra Report Bangladesh government hires US law firm In its attempt to reverse the US sanctioning of RAB, the Bangladesh government has hired a new law firm at a cost of $240,000. Netra News February 24th 2022
Netra Report Bangladesh embassy removes inaccurate statement as US congressman supports sanctions against RAB A Congress aide says that there will be “a lot more consequences” if elections are not “free, fair and credible”. Netra News February 6th 2022
Analysis Whereabouts unknown: Bangladesh’s 86 disappeared men Half of disappearances involve opposition-linked men, with sanctioned Rapid Action Battalion identified as responsible for over third of pick-ups. Netra News February 3rd 2022
Analysis The truth about BNP and Jamaat lobbying Neither the Awami League government nor the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is telling the truth about lobbying in the United States. Netra News January 28th 2022
Netra Report Bangladesh government’s “political propaganda” in the United States Read the documents sent out by the US lobbyist in 2021 seeking to promote the Bangladesh government in the United States. Netra News January 15th 2022
Netra Report Police pressure families of the disappeared Families of disappeared say that Bangladesh police are trying to mislead UN bodies by pressing them to retract claims. Netra News January 13th 2022
Netra Report Awami League government spent $2.4 million on US government lobbying Reports filed by lobbying firm show that Bangladesh government has regularly paid $320,000 per year to one firm to lobby the US government. Netra News January 7th 2022
Netra Report Benazir: “We are victims of lies, falsehood and deceit” After the US sanctions, Bangladesh’s police chief defends himself and RAB, blaming human rights groups and “anti-state” elements. Netra News January 6th 2022
Netra Report Aziz does not deny central allegation in Al Jazeera film Former Bangladesh army chief acknowledges his brother falsified passport and other documents. Netra News January 3rd 2022
Analysis US sanctions: Five things to watch It is too early to say what the implications of the US sanctions are, but here are five possible impacts. Netra News January 1st 2022