BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Grave Concern over Custodial Deaths in Dhaka Central Jail and Kishoreganj Police Custody

Paris, France | 12 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organization, expresses its profound concern and unequivocally condemns the recent custodial deaths of Mr. Moniruzzaman Monir Matubbar, a Jubo League leader and businessman, at Dhaka Central Jail, and Mr. Rubel Mia, who died while in police custody at Nikli Police Station in Kishoreganj District.

JMBF Officially Registered in the European Union Transparency Register

Paris, France | 11 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is pleased to announce that it was officially registered in the European Union Transparency Register on 10 July 2026, under Transparency Register REG Number: 0635235105176-78. This important achievement marks a significant milestone in the organization's commitment to transparency, democratic engagement, and advocacy for human rights, justice, accountability, and the rule of law.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Alleged Torture of a Young Man in Police Custody in Barishal

Paris, France | 10 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strongest condemnation, and unequivocal protest over the alleged custodial torture of Riaz Fakir at Agailjhara Police Station in Barishal, as well as the subsequent police baton charge on his family members when they went to the police station seeking justice.

JMBF’s Human Rights Work Gains International Recognition Through BAMF Briefing Notes

Paris, France | 8 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has received further international recognition after its human rights documentation and advocacy work was highlighted by Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in its Briefing Notes, prepared by Asylum and Migration Information Centre and published on 18 May 2026.

Bangladesh: 16 International Organisations Condemn Ad Hoc Bar Council Committee and Alleged Exclusion of Over 300 Lawyers from Bar Elections

PARIS, FRANCE | 7 JULY 2026 — Sixteen international human rights and lawyers’ organisations have expressed deep concern and strongly condemned the formation of an ad hoc committee to administer the Bangladesh Bar Council and the alleged politically motivated exclusion of more than 300 lawyers from elections in at least 23 bar associations across Bangladesh.

JOINT STATEMENT: Condemning Politically Motivated Exclusion, Intimidation, and Interference in the Democratic Governance of the Legal Profession in Bangladesh

Paris | Brussels | The Hague | Berlin | Geneva | Rome | Bordeaux | Canberra | Vilnius | Varanasi | Astana | 7 July 2026

We, the undersigned sixteen international human rights organisations, bar associations, and law societies from across the globe, express our profound concern and unequivocally condemn the widespread obstruction, intimidation, and politically motivated exclusion of lawyers identified as supporters of the Awami League or as independent candidates from participating in bar association elections throughout Bangladesh since the formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Government under the leadership of Tarique Rahman on 17 February 2026.

JMBF Launches Petition Calling for Abolition of the Death Penalty in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 4 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has launched a public petition calling for the immediate establishment of an official moratorium on executions, the commutation of all existing death sentences, and the complete abolition of the death penalty in Bangladesh. You are invited to sign and share the petition: “Bangladesh: End the Death Penalty Now.”

URGENT APPEAL: Immediately Suspend the Eviction of 12 Harijan Community Families from the Residential Premises of Naogaon Sadar Upazila Health Complex

URGENT ACTION REQUESTED: Threatened Eviction of 12 Harijan Families in Naogaon, Bangladesh

Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF).

JMBF urgently seeks your intervention regarding the threatened eviction of 12 families belonging to the historically marginalized Harijan community, who have reportedly lived for approximately 80 years on the residential premises of the Naogaon Sadar Upazila Health Complex in Bangladesh.