BANGLADESH ALERT: Organised Mob Killing of Wahiduzzaman Shamim over Alleged Blasphemy in Satkhira

JMBF condemns the organised mob killing of Wahiduzzaman Shamim in Satkhira over alleged blasphemy and demands an investigation into Jamaat-e-Islami involvement.

Paris, France | 17 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the brutal organised killing of Wahiduzzaman Shamim in Debhata, Satkhira, Bangladesh, on 13 October 2026, following allegations of religious blasphemy circulated through social media.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Four Battery-Run Rickshaw Owners-Workers’ Leaders Sentenced to Imprisonment

JMBF Expresses Grave Concern over Rapid Sentencing and Calls for Their Immediate Release

Paris, France | 6 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern over the arrest of four leaders associated with the Battery-Run Rickshaw Owners-Workers’ Unity Council in the Sabujbagh area of Dhaka and their subsequent sentencing to six months’ rigorous imprisonment.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Transgender Activist Excluded from Bay of Bengal Conversation

JMBF Strongly Condemns the Discriminatory Exclusion Following NCP-Linked Anti-LGBTQI+ Mob

Paris, France | 04 October 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the reported exclusion of prominent Bangladeshi trans feminist, gender and sexual rights activist

BANGLADESH ALERT: Three Begum Teachers Permanently Dismissed in Rangpur

JMBF Calls for an Independent Review of the Convictions & Immediate Release of Detained Professor

Paris, France | 02 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strong condemnation over the politically motivated permanent dismissal of three academics from Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur —Associate Professor Mashiur Rahman of the Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Mondal (Asad) of the Department of Public Administration, and Associate Professor and former Proctor Shariful Islam of the Department of Political Science—following their convictions by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-2 in the case concerning the killing of student Abu Sayed.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Three Pro-Awami League Lawyers Assaulted at Shariatpur Court Premises

JMBF Calls for Independent Investigation, Accountability and Immediate Protection for the Victims

Paris, France | 2 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the reported assault on three pro-Awami League lawyers and the vandalism of two lawyers’ chambers on the premises of the Shariatpur District and Sessions Judge’s Court on 30 September 2026, allegedly involving leaders, activists and supporters of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

BANGLADESH ALERT: 289 JASAD Leaders, Activists and Supporters, Including a Journalist Leader, Detained Following Jubo Dal Attack on JASAD Delegates’ Meeting in Dhaka

JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Incident, Demands the Immediate and Unconditional Release of All Detainees, and Calls for an International Investigation into the Attack

Paris, France | 27 September 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the forcible intrusion and physical attack by leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal on a pre-scheduled Central Delegates’ Meeting of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) at its central office in Gulistan, Dhaka.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Arbitrary Arrest of Former Public Prosecutor (PP) Advocate Khairul Kabir Rumen in Sunamganj

JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Arrest, Calling for His Immediate and Unconditional Release and the Dropping of All Politically Motivated Charges Against Him

Paris, France | 26 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the arrest and detention of Advocate Khairul Kabir Rumen, former Public Prosecutor (PP), under Bangladesh’s Anti-Terrorism Act in Sunamganj on 22 September 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Judicial Proceedings Against Professor Maksud Kamal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, A.K.M. Jamal Uddin, and Justice A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik!

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Paris, France | 20 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the initiation of judicial proceedings before the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh against eight individuals, including former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka Professor Dr. A.S.M. Maksud Kamal; distinguished academic, writer, and former professor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Dr. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal; University of Dhaka Professor A.K.M. Jamal Uddin; and former Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Seven Awami League Leaders Sentenced to Death Following Politically Motivated Trial

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Paris, France | 15 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern and unequivocal condemnation over the death sentences imposed in absentia on seven political leaders of the Bangladesh Awami League, Jubo League, and Bangladesh Chhatra League following proceedings that failed to meet internationally recognised minimum standards of judicial fairness and appear to have been driven solely by political motives.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Bloodied Body of Sexual Minority and Third-Gender Hijra Leader Mousumi Recovered in Chattogram

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Paris, France | 6 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France expresses its deep concern, outrage and strongest condemnation following the recovery of the bloodied body of Mousumi Hijra, a leader of the Hijra community, from her residence in Masud Colony, near the Ambagan Railway area, under Khulshi Police Station in Chattogram.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Arbitrary Mass Arrests of 32 Awami League Leaders, Activists & Supporters in Gazipur and Netrokona

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Paris, France | 29 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation over the arbitrary mass arrests of at least 32 leaders, activists and supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jubo League and affiliated political groups in Gazipur and Netrokona on 28 August 2026, following alleged political processions, gatherings and the expression of political slogans.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Brutal Killing of Four Members of a Religious Minority Family in Rangpur

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Paris, France | 25 August 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong outrage, and unequivocal condemnation over the brutal killing of four members of the same Hindu religious minority family in the Kamalkachna area of Rangpur city—retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty (65), his wife Pritilata Chakraborty (50), their daughter Agami Chakraborty (25), and their minor son Ayush Chakraborty (13).

BANGLADESH ALERT: Politically Motivated ACC Wealth Proceedings Against Journalists Shakil Ahmed, Farzana Rupa and Munni Saha

Paris, France | 24 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern over proceedings initiated by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against journalists Shakil Ahmed, Farzana Rupa and Munni Saha, which JMBF considers part of a broader pattern of politically motivated and selective legal action against journalists in Bangladesh.

BANGLADESH ALERT: College Teacher Suspended and University Teachers and Officials Attacked for Paying Tribute on the Death Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Founding President

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Paris, France | 20 August 2026: France-based international human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the suspension, without any show-cause notice, of Soheli Akter, Lecturer in the Department of Home Economics at Nandangachhi College in Rajshahi, for posting a tribute on her personal Facebook account on the death anniversary of Bangladesh’s first President and founding leader, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as well as over the attacks, harassment, and threats against several teachers and officials of Islamic University and the vandalism of their offices and furniture in connection with similar Facebook posts.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Political Motivated Use of Crimes Against Humanity Proceedings Against Three Journalists

Paris, France | 19 August 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its grave concern and strongest condemnation over the move to implicate three prominent Bangladeshi journalists — Shyamal Dutta, Mozammel Haque Babu, and Farzana Rupa — in a crimes against humanity case reportedly arising from alleged statements and journalistic activities connected with the July 2024 uprising.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of 11 Lawyers, Including Five Women, Under Anti-Terrorism Act in Chottogram

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Paris, France | 16 August 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its grave concern and strongest condemnation over the reported arbitrary arrest of 11 lawyers, including five women associated with the Chattogram District Bar Association, in the Double Mooring area of Chattogram on the night of 15 August 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Arbitrary Mass Arrest of 53 Awami League and Affiliated Organisation Leaders and Activists, Including Women, in Dhaka

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Paris, France | 14 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organisation, expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the arbitrary mass arrest, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, of 53 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organisations from a residential building in the Bhatara area of Dhaka on the night of 13 August.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern over the Extrajudicial Killing of Bangladeshi Youth Tara Mia by BSF Gunfire at the Moulvibazar Border

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Paris, France | 11 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organization, expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the killing of 20-year-old Bangladeshi citizen Tara Mia, who was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on 9 August at the Maguruli border in Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Mob Violence and Vandalism of Judge’s Chamber and Courtroom by Ruling-Party Activists at Chapainawabganj Court Premises

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Paris, France | 10 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organization, expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the demonstration, alleged formation of a mob, and vandalism of the glass doors of a judge’s private chamber and courtroom by activists of the current ruling party at the Chapainawabganj District and Sessions Judge Court premises on 9 August.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Arbitrary Mass Arrests of Bangladesh Awami League Activists under the Anti-Terrorism Act

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Paris, France | 02 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organisation, expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the continuing arbitrary mass arrests in Bangladesh in connection with political programmes, the misuse of the Anti-Terrorism Act, and the imposition of punitive measures against children.