BANGLADESH ALERT: JMFB Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns Police Baton Charge on Peaceful College Student Protesters in Dhaka

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Paris, France | 16 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMFB) expresses its deep concern and strongly condemns the police baton charge and use of force against HSC candidates and college students who were peacefully demonstrating in front of the National Parliament on 14 July 2026, demanding the resignation of the Minister of Education.

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.

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.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Calls for Independent Investigation into Female Garment Worker’s Death and Police Violence in Gazipur

Paris, France | 28 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the baton charge, the deployment of sound grenades, and the excessive use of force by the Industrial Police against peacefully assembled garment workers in Tepirbari, Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur, following the death of a female garment worker, leaving at least 12 workers injured on 27 June 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Alleged Killings and Enforced Disappearances Following Awami League's 77th Anniversary Programme

Paris, France | 27 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strongly condemns the allegations surrounding the recovery of three bodies, the enforced disappearance of several individuals, arbitrary arrests, and the intimidation of the families of the victims following a political programme held in Turag, Dhaka, to mark the 77th anniversary of the Bangladesh Awami League.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Mysterious Death of a Jubo League Leader in Prison Custody One Day After His Arrest

Paris, France | 24 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the mysterious death in prison custody of Nurul Alam, Joint Convener of the Dhemsha Union Jubo League in Satkania Upazila, Chattogram, only one day after his arrest.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Grave Concern over the Death of Student League Activist Allegedly Due to Torture in DB Custody

Paris, France | 23 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern and strongly condemns the death of Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed (Pranto), 27, a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist, allegedly following torture while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police in Madhukhali Upazila, Faridpur on 21 June 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Calls for the Immediate Release of Journalist Arrested Over Report on State Minister

Paris, France | 21 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the arrest and imprisonment of Md. Rezanur Islam, Acting Editor of Dainik Agrojatra Protidin, under the Cyber Security Act following the publication of a news report concerning State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mir Shahe Alam, in Bogura.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Arrest of More Than One Hundred People for Allegedly Chanting “Joy Bangla”

Paris, France | 2 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the arrest, detention, and prosecution under the Anti-Terrorism Act of more than one hundred individuals across Bangladesh during the tenure of the current BNP-led government for allegedly chanting the slogan “Joy Bangla.”

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern Over the Suspension of the Screening of Bonolota Express in Brahmanbaria

Paris, France | 1 June 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, outrage, and strong protest over the suspension of the scheduled screening of the film Bonolota Express in Brahmanbaria under fundamentalist pressure.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Concerned over the Death in Jail Custody of Former Satkhira Judge Court PP and Senior Lawyer Abdul Latif

Paris, France | 26 May 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and strong protest over the death in jail custody of Abdul Latif, former Public Prosecutor (PP) of the Satkhira Judge Court and a senior lawyer.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Rising Violence against Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Bangladesh Demands Urgent National and International Action

Paris, France | 25 May 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the alarming and systematic wave of violence and human rights violations committed against religious and ethnic minorities, including Indigenous communities, in Bangladesh between January and April 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strong Condemnation Over the Alarming Rise in Child Rape, Murder, and Sexual Abuse in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 22 May 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strongest condemnation, and outrage over the alarming rise in child rape, murder, sexual abuse, and the ongoing brutal violence against children in Bangladesh.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Attack and Vandalism at the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Baghdadi in Mirpur, Dhaka

Paris, France | 18 May 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the brutal attack and vandalism carried out at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Baghdadi in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Thursday night, May 14. The violent assault on devotees during a peaceful weekly Urs gathering represents a grave attack on religious freedom, cultural heritage, and the centuries-old Sufi traditions of Bangladesh.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Obstruction Against Pro-Awami League Lawyers in Upcoming CDBA Election

Paris, France | 10 May 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the reported obstruction, intimidation, and assault on pro-Awami League lawyers during the nomination process for the upcoming election of the Chattogram District Bar Association (CDBA) on 4 May 2026.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Strong Condemnation over the Recovery of a Half-Burnt Hanging Body of a Hindu Temple Priest in Cox’s Bazar

Paris, France | 24 April 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the recovery of the half-burnt and hanging body of Hindu temple priest Nayan Sadhur, three days after he went missing from the Khurushkul area of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, 22 April.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Politically Motivated Cancellation of Lawyers’ Nominations in Munshiganj and Mymensingh

Paris, France | 17 April 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, strong condemnation, and profound outrage over the recent pattern of irregularities, discriminatory treatment against legal professionals, cancellation of candidacies of pro-Awami League lawyers solely on the basis of political ideology, obstruction of their participation in elections, and police interference in the elections of various district bar associations across Bangladesh, including Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, Jhalakathi, Khulna, Narail, and Sunamganj, under the tenure of the newly formed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over Obstruction to Participation of Pro-Awami League Lawyers in Bar Association Elections

Paris, France | 15 April 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over serious allegations in recent bar association elections in Dhaka, Shariatpur, Chandpur, Dinajpur, and Naogaon, where Bangladesh Awami League-aligned lawyers and independent candidates were obstructed from participating, prevented from submitting nomination papers, and, in some cases, even subjected to physical harassment solely due to their political ideology.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strongly Condemns the Killing of a Pir in Kushtia by an Islamist Extremist Mob

Paris, France | 12 April 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong protest, and unequivocal condemnation over the brutal attack, arson, looting, and the merciless beating and hacking to death of Pir Shamim Reza, also known as Jahangir, at his shrine in Daulatpur, Kushtia on 11 April, following allegations of blasphemy by an Islamist extremist mob.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Escalating Attacks on LGBTQ+ Communities in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 11 April 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over ongoing incidents of violence, harassment, arrests, and state impunity targeting gender and sexual minority communities, including gay and transgender individuals, in Bangladesh.