Tuesday, December 31, 2024
JMBF Quarterly eNewsletter (Oct-Dec 2024): Happy New Year 2025!
Monday, December 30, 2024
Statement: JMBF Expresses Grave Concern Over Harassment and Abuse of Minority Communities in Chittagong
Saturday, December 28, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Unjust Dismissal of Five Journalists from Somoy TV under Alleged Pressure by Leader of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement
Simultaneously, JMBF condemns the recent attacks on Daily Prothom Alo, Daily Star, and the banning of journalists from entering the Bangladesh Secretariat by canceling their press accreditation cards.
Monday, December 23, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Arbitrary Arrest of Lawyer Syed Kabir Hossain Jony in Jessore
Friday, December 20, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killings of Three Bangladeshi Youths by the BSF at Jessore
JMBF urges the Government of India to immediately cease such provocative and intrusive behavior and demands that the Government of Bangladesh take effective steps to stop the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by the Indian BSF.
Monday, December 16, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over Recent Death of Three Individuals Due to Torture by Law Enforcement Agencies
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Human Rights Day 2024: JMBF Founder Highlights Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh at Paris Event

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Statement on World Human Rights Day 2024
Sunday, December 8, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Calls on EU Ambassadors to Raise Concerns About Gross Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh Under the Present Interim Government During Meeting with the Chief Adviser
Friday, December 6, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Killing of Bangladeshi Citizen by BSF at Panchagarh: Calls for Justice and Adherence to International Human Rights Standards
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
JMBF President Attends View Exchange Meeting with French Human Rights Ambassador
The meeting offered a platform for in-depth discussions on human rights issues, with a special focus on the role of remembrance in fostering understanding of the Shoah and its lasting impact. Mrs. Rome, known for her advocacy in international human rights, led the conversation, providing insight into France's efforts to preserve the memory of historical injustices and promote human dignity.
Friday, November 29, 2024
Would Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu Have Been Arrested If He Had Remained Silent?
Advocate Shahanur Islam & Mosa. Jannatul Ferdaus
The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu, a revered Hindu monk and vocal minority rights advocate in Bangladesh, has sparked intense debates on justice, dissent, and minority rights. Charged with sedition and allegedly desecrating the national flag during a protest against violence targeting Hindus, Prabhu’s detention raises a critical question: Would he have faced the same fate had he remained silent about the suffering of the Hindu minority?
Thursday, November 28, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF is Deeply Concerned and Condemns the Killing of Lawyer Saiful Islam and Police Brutality During Protests in Chittagong
JMBF also strongly denounces police brutality during the protests, where law enforcement agencies, including the police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), resorted to batons and sound grenades, injuring at least 10 people. The indiscriminate violence against protesters is a clear violation of their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and expression. Such actions only exacerbate tensions and undermine the rule of law.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Deeply Concerned and Condemns the Arrest and Detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das: Urges Immediate Unconditional Release
Paris, France; November 26, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses its profound outrage and strongest condemnation of the unjust arrest and detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a revered Hindu priest and leading advocate for minority rights in Bangladesh.
His abrupt apprehension on November 25, 2024, at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka and subsequent transfer to Chattogram under fabricated charges of sedition, represent yet another dark chapter in the systematic suppression of minority voices and democratic freedoms in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Sunday, November 24, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned About Rising Assaults on Bangladesh’s Cultural and Spiritual Freedom
Friday, November 22, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Continuous Extrajudicial Killings Under the Interim Government of Bangladesh
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
JMBF Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Are LGBT Teachers Paying the Price for Political Turmoil in Bangladesh?
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killing of Gay Teacher in Meherpur, Bangladesh
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Arrested Accused Murderers |
Sunday, November 10, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Recent Cancellation of Press Accreditation Cards for 167 Journalists by the Interim Government of Bangladesh
Thursday, November 7, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Physical Assault on Lawyer During Court Hearing of Former Minister Amir Hossain
Monday, November 4, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF’s Concern over Coercive Silence Threats against Bangladeshi Media on Reporting Human Rights Violations
Saturday, November 2, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Suspension of High School Teacher on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Welcomes UN High Commissioner Volker Türk’s Visit to Bangladesh, Calling for Urgent Action on Human Rights Violations and Judicial Independence
JMBF believes this visit provides a pivotal opportunity to address Bangladesh’s human rights and rule-of-law challenges following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation on August 5, 2024, and the interim government’s assumption of power on August 8, 2024.
Monday, October 28, 2024
JMBF Founder Advocate Shahanur Islam Attends IGLYO’s 40th Anniversary Members' General Assembly 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Saturday, October 26, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Refraining of Professor from All Academic Activities at Islamic University, Kushtia, Due to Sexual Orientation
The actions of the university authorities, including barring him from all departmental activities, represent a blatant violation of fundamental human rights and academic freedom. Such actions perpetuate discrimination, intolerance, and fear, contradicting the principles of human dignity and equality.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Ban on Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)
The decision to ban the BCL, a 76-year-old pro-Awami League student organization, came in response to demands from a student movement against discrimination, following an ultimatum by the students to intensify their demonstrations if the BCL was not banned within the week. JMBF questions the legitimacy of a decision made under pressure from the protests and whether it genuinely serves the interests of justice or reflects an attempt to appease certain factions in a politically charged environment.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Condemns Arbitrary Arrest and Inhumane Treatment of Barrister Syedul Haque Sumon, Calls for Immediate Release and Investigation
Monday, October 21, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Attempted Murder Case Filed Against Prominent Lawyer and Human Rights Defender ZI Khan Panna in Dhaka
The case, brought by Md Baker at Khilgaon police station, accuses 180 individuals, including Mr. Panna, of involvement in the July 19, 2024, incident in Meradia Bazar during the anti-quota movement protests. This charge is clearly an attempt to stifle his advocacy for justice and human rights in Bangladesh, as well as retaliation for his criticism of the current government led by Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus—a blatant violation of human rights.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Urgently Calls for Justice and the Unconditional Release of Lawyers Mustafizur Rahman and Akram Hossain in Dhaka
Advocate Mustafizur Rahman Talukdar Dipu, the former Senior Deputy General Secretary of the Dhaka Lawyers Association, and Advocate Kazi Akram Hossain were unjustly arrested on the night of October 16, 2024, by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Civil Police on false charges of murder. This act clearly threatens their professional integrity and constitutes a violation of their human rights.
Friday, October 18, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Police Brutality Against Peaceful Protest by Teachers in Dhaka
The use of batons, sound grenades, and water cannons by the police against unarmed educators, who were merely exercising their fundamental right to peaceful assembly, is a grave violation of both Bangladeshi and international laws protecting human rights.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Murder of Transgender Woman Ayub Ali in Tangail, Bangladesh
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Protests the Indemnity Decision Concerning Violent Incidents during the July-August Mass Uprising
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Two police officers were killed and seen hanging upside down from a footbridge on a road in Dhaka. |
Friday, October 11, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Vehemently Condemns Religious Disruption at JM Sen Hall Puja Mandap, Chittagong
Thursday, October 10, 2024
STATEMENT: World Day Against Death Penalty 2024 – JMBF Firmly Calls for the Abolition of Death Penalty in Bangladesh
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
STATEMENT: International Lesbian Day 2024 – A Call for Justice and Equality in Bangladesh
Sunday, October 6, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned About the Recent Rise in Mob Violence and Lynchings in Bangladesh
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killing of Garment Worker by Law Enforcement Agencies in Dhaka
Monday, September 30, 2024
JMBF Quarterly eNewsletter : July-September 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Recent Sectarian Violence and Targeting of Ethnic Minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Friday, September 20, 2024
Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns Recent Killing of Former Student League Leaders at Dhaka, Jahangirnagar, and Rajshahi Universities by Mob Justice
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Politically Motivated Arbitrary Arrests of Prominent Cultural Figures, Journalists, and Lawyers in Bangladesh
Monday, September 16, 2024
STATEMENT:JMBF Expresses Deep Concern Over Escalating Violence Against LGBTQI+ Members in Bangladesh
Friday, September 13, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Calls for UN Intervention to Address Violence Against Minority Communities in Bangladesh
Thursday, September 12, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killing of Bangladeshi Child Joyonto Kumar Singha by BSF
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over Attacks on Sufi Shrines; Urges Upholding Religious Freedom in Bangladesh

Monday, September 9, 2024
JMBF Deeply Concerned About Attempted Physical Assault and Hate Directed Towards Bangladeshi Transgender Activist
Saturday, September 7, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over the BSF Killing of Bangladeshi Teenage Schoolgirl by Fatal Shooting in Moulvibazar
