Paris, France; November 24, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the rising wave of religious extremism and cultural repression in Bangladesh, as highlighted by the cancellation of the ‘Mahati Sadhu Sangh and Lalon Fair’ on November 21, 2024, and the systematic attacks on sacred shrines and spiritual practices across the country. These incidents represent a grave assault on Bangladesh’s pluralistic heritage and an alarming shift toward intolerance under the interim government led by Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus since August 8, 2024.
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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Politically Motivated Arbitrary Arrests of Prominent Cultural Figures, Journalists, and Lawyers in Bangladesh
Paris, France; September 18, 2024: France-based human rights organization, Justicemakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has expressed profound concern over the politically motivated arbitrary arrests of prominent cultural activist Asaduzzaman Noor, writer and researcher Shahriar Kabir, Supreme Court lawyers Nurul Islam Sujan and Mahbub Ali, and journalists Mozammel Babu and Shyamal Dutta. JMBF is calling for the unconditional release of these distinguished cultural figures, writers, journalists, and lawyers, as well as the immediate withdrawal of all baseless charges filed against them
Sunday, June 9, 2024
BANGLADESH: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over the Vandalism of Lalon Akhra in Kushtia!
Paris, France:The France-based human rights organization, Justicemakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has expressed deep outrage and concern over the incident of the destruction of the Akhra of Baul Nishan Ali in Mirpur, Kushtia, on the night of June 7, 2024. The human rights organization has called for the immediate identification and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Statement:JMBF Strongly Condemns and Protests the Brutal Attack on Poet Radhapad Ray in Kurigram, Bangladesh
Paris, France: October 03, 2023: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns and protests the barbaric attack on renowned poet Radhapad Ray in Nagishwari Upazila of Kurigram on September 30, 2023.
JMBF has also called for the immediate arrest of the accused in the said attack and ensuring the provision of exemplary punishment to the culprits after a fair and impartial investigation, in line with human rights principles
According to a report published in the online edition of the Daily Kalbela on October 2, the attack took place on the poet in his village in the Betharband Union of Nageshwari Upazila in Kurigram district on Saturday, September 30. A young man named Rafiqul Islam (38), a neighbor, suddenly attacked him. As a result of the attack, poet Radhapad Roy was seriously injured and is currently undergoing treatment at Nageshwari Health Complex.
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