Analysis When Bangladesh’s “fake” civil society discredits the opposition and real human rights violations Dr Mizanur Rahman’s speech in London claimed the country’s main opposition party was “extremist”; should be “isolated from the mainstream”; and, that enforced disappearances are “uncorroborated”. Netra News October 3rd 2023
Netra Report Saima Wazed: Lancet and Financial Times raise questions about WHO nomination Without academic qualifications or work experience, prime minister’s daughter’s nomination threatens “to delegitimise” the election process and “future credibility” of WHO regional directors and “damage trust” in integrity of the organisation. Netra News September 27th 2023
Netra Report Adilur Rahman Khan: “Whatever we have done has been done for the cause of human rights and justice” In a short interview with Netra News before hearing the verdict, the human rights activist said that he stood by Odhikar’s report claiming that 61 people died following a rally in Bangladesh in May 2013. Netra News September 14th 2023
Column A gift to Hasina from the Élysée Palace In October 2022, the French president shook the hand of Adilur Rahman Khan and celebrated his fight “against impunity”. This week during his Bangladesh visit Macron ignored human rights issues, including Khan’s likely impending imprisonment. David Bergman September 13th 2023
মতামত রাজনৈতিক সন্ধিক্ষণে নির্বাচন অভিমুখী বাংলাদেশ ঠিক কী পরিস্থিতি ঘটলে সেনাপ্রধান এসএম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ হস্তক্ষেপ করার কথা বিবেচনা করতে পারেন? অভিনাষ পালিওয়াল August 15th 2023
Analysis Why fair elections are beyond the Awami League’s control Western capitals should not take Hasina’s promises of fair elections at face value because she will not and, more importantly, cannot deliver on them. Netra News July 21st 2023
