BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Attack and Vandalism at Rabindra Kachharibari in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj

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Paris, France | 15 June 2025 — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the violent attack and vandalism that took place on 10 June at the historic Rabindra Kachharibari in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj. In this incident, an agitated mob damaged the auditorium’s windows and doors, vandalized the custodian’s office and library, and assaulted staff members.

International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: The Bangladesh Context & JMBF’s Initiative

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Advocate Shahanur Islam

The legal profession is one of the fundamental pillars for ensuring the rule of law, judicial independence, and the protection of human rights. Unfortunately, in Bangladesh—especially under the current caretaker government—many lawyers are facing various forms of repression, harassment, and violence while carrying out their professional duties.

In just the past 10 months, over 500 lawyers across the country have been targeted with politically motivated false cases, most of which involve charges of murder, attempted murder, and bombings.

BANGLADESH: Call for Immediate Release of Unlawful, Politically Motivated Arrests of Senior Lawyer Rezaul Karim & Zahurul Islam Selim in Cumilla

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Paris, France | 10 June 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses deep concern over the alarming trend of politically motivated and unlawful arrests of lawyers in Bangladesh under the current interim government led by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. These arrests target legal professionals for simply fulfilling their duties and expressing differing political views—an egregious violation of professional rights and a grave threat to judicial independence, the rule of law, and fundamental human rights.

BANGLADESH: Interim Government Under Dr. Muhammad Yunus Must Be Held Accountable for Heinous Political Murders and Gross Human Rights Violations

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Paris, France – June 8, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses its deepest condemnation and unreserved outrage over the widespread and systematic political murders perpetrated under the watch of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

According to a report released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) on June 6, 2025, at least 123 members of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations were victims of targeted killings between August 5, 2024, and April 30, 2025. Among them, 41 were hacked to death in Taliban-style executions, and 21 others were killed in state custody—a chilling reflection of the collapse of the rule of law and human rights protections in Bangladesh.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Condemns Arrest of Two Senior Lawyers in Jhenaidah and Kurigram; Demands Immediate and Unconditional Release

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Paris, France; June 3, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the arrest of two prominent senior lawyers from the District Bar Associations of Jhenaidah and Kurigram—Advocate Bikash Kumar Ghosh and Advocate Amjad Hossain. The arrests are widely viewed as repressive, politically motivated, and acts of vengeance, carried out solely because the lawyers were performing their professional duties and exercising their right to freedom of political expression.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns Unlawful Arrest of Two Former Presidents of Gaibandha District Bar, Demands Immediate Release

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Paris, France | 30 May 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the arbitrary arrest of Advocate Ahsanul Karim Lachu, former President and General Secretary of the Gaibandha District Bar Association, on 29 May, and Advocate Faruk Ahmed Prince, former President and Public Prosecutor (PP), on 9 May. Both were detained in connection with vandalism cases related to incidents at the BNP office in July and August 2024. These arrests appear to have been made solely due to the lawyers' professional responsibilities and differing political opinions.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns and Demands Justice over Brutal Attack on the Religious Minority Matua Community in Jessore

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Paris, France; 26 May 2025: The France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has expressed deep concern and condemnation over the planned arson, looting, and physical attacks on 18 houses of the religious minority Hindu Matua community in Dohormoshiahat village, Abhaynagar Upazila, Jessore, on 22 May 2025. JMBF considers this brutal attack, carried out solely due to religious minority identity and political vendetta, a severe violation of the constitution, human rights, and civil liberties.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns Politically Motivated Attempted Murder Case Against 14 Lawyers and 7 Journalists in Dhaka

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Paris, France; May 25, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the attempted murder case filed in Dhaka on January 5, 2025, by a member of Jamaat-e-Islami against 14 prominent lawyers, 7 journalists, and a total of 90 citizens.

JMBF believes this case is clearly politically motivated, vindictive, and an attempt to intimidate professionals for carrying out their duties—an act that violates the Constitution of Bangladesh and internationally recognized human rights standards declared by the United Nations.

Press & Public Statement: Arrest of Actress Nusrat Faria – A Grave Violation of Constitution, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law

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Paris, France; May 19, 2025 — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization founded under the principles of the United Nations Human Rights Charter (Bill of Rights), expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and protest over the arrest of renowned Bangladeshi film actress Nusrat Faria. She was detained by immigration police on May 18, 2025, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, just before boarding a flight to Thailand. JMBF demands her immediate and unconditional release and calls for the withdrawal of the fabricated case against her.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF deeply concerns and strongly condemns over politically motivated charges against 21 lawyers in Barguna!

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Paris, France; May 18, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, has expressed deep concern and strong condemnation regarding the filing of a politically motivated case against 21 lawyers in Barguna under the Special Powers Act and Explosives Act on April 30, 2025.

JMBF strongly urges the current interim government to immediately withdraw the case and ensure that no lawyer is subjected to harassment due to their professional duties or differing political views.

Communiqué de Presse: JMBF publie le Rapport Annuel 2024 sur l'État des Droits des Personnes LGBTQI+ au Bangladesh

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Paris, le 17 mai 2025 : L'organisation française de défense des droits humains, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a officiellement publié aujourd’hui le Rapport Annuel 2024 sur les Droits des Personnes LGBTQI+ au Bangladesh. Par le biais d’un communiqué depuis Paris, l’organisation présente un tableau détaillé des violences, persécutions et comportements discriminatoires subis par la communauté LGBTQI+ au Bangladesh entre janvier et décembre 2024.

Selon le communiqué, ce rapport s’appuie sur diverses sources, notamment des journaux nationaux et régionaux, des plateformes d’information en ligne du Bangladesh, ainsi que sur les propres enquêtes et bases de données du JMBF. Il présente des cas de meurtres, d’agressions physiques, de suicides, de harcèlement policier, d’arrestations, de fausses accusations et d’autres violations des droits humains visant les lesbiennes, gays, personnes transgenres, intersexes et autres minorités sexuelles.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns Police Brutality Against Peaceful Student and Teacher Protesters in Dhaka

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Paris, France | May 15, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses its strongest condemnation and deepest concern over the brutal and inhumane police assault on peaceful student and teacher protesters from Jagannath University (JnU) during their lawful long march on May 14, 2025, in Dhaka.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Ban on the Bangladesh Awami League and Its Affiliates

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Paris, France | May 12, 2025: France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses its strongest condemnation of the interim government's decision to ban all activities of the Bangladesh Awami League—Bangladesh’s largest democratic political party—and its affiliated organizations and supporters. This decision, made under the guise of national security, is a dangerous and unconstitutional measure that flagrantly violates the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Bangladesh and contradicts international human rights norms.

Is the Country Heading Towards Consolidation of Power by Anti-Liberation Islamist Fundamentalist Forces?

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Advocate Shahanur Islam

Bangladesh stands today at a critical juncture of political confrontation. Recently, the blockade program organized by the NCP (Nationalist Citizens’ Platform) in Dhaka’s Shahbagh has rekindled political uncertainty and security concerns. The open participation of anti-liberation and extremist Islamist fundamentalist groups in this movement indicates that this is not an isolated political incident but rather the result of a well-planned and coordinated subversive operation.

Is Love a Crime? State Indifference and the Persecution of Lesbian Women – A Bangladeshi Reality

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Advocate Shahanur Islam

On April 26, 2025, in Faridganj, Chandpur, two teenage girls—Arohi and Ritu—expressed their mutual love and attempted to ‘marry’ each other on their own initiative. That was their "crime." In the eyes of society, their families, and even the state, their relationship was seen as illegal, immoral, and perverse. As a result, instead of validating their love, they were subjected to persecution. 

Pressured by local Islamic fundamentalist groups, their families handed them over to the police. The police, instead of fulfilling their social and legal duties, merely warned them strictly to ensure such an incident would not happen again and returned them to their families the next day—essentially allowing society and religious groups to take over the ‘responsibility’ of correcting them. The state, in this instance, remained a silent spectator, and law enforcement effectively became complicit in the persecution. This reflects the longstanding oppression and state indifference faced by lesbian women in Bangladesh.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Physical Assault, Arbitrary Arrest, and Detention of Three Lawyers in Netrakona and Feni

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Paris, France; May 7, 2025 — France-based human rights watchdog, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses grave concern and unequivocal condemnation over the recent incidents involving the physical assault, arbitrary arrest, and custodial detention of three Bangladeshi lawyers: Advocate Sanjit Kumar Pandit in Netrakona on May 2, and Advocates Shahjahan Saju and Nasir Uddin Bahar in Feni on May 5 and 6, respectively.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Deeply Concerned and Condemns the Brutal Killing of Unarmed Bangladeshi Youth by Indian Border Security Force (BSF)

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Paris, France; May 06, 2025: France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), unequivocally condemns and protests the brutal killing of Md. Sakib (18), a Bangladeshi unarmed youth, was shot and killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of May 4, 2025, at the Madla border area in Kasba upazila, Brahmanbaria. This tragic event, where an innocent life was senselessly taken, constitutes a gross violation of human rights and international law. We demand immediate justice, an independent and transparent investigation, and accountability for all those involved in this horrific incident.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Politically Motivated Case Against 20 Eminent Lawyers and Former Justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court

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Paris, France | May 5, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights and legal advocacy organization, expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation over the politically motivated and fabricated murder case filed on April 20, 2025, against twenty lawyers, including a former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik. The case implicates a total of 408 individuals—among them journalists, artists, government officials, teachers, and politicians—accused in connection with the death of Mahfuz Alam Srabon, a BNP activist, during the July Mass Uprising in Mirpur, Dhaka.

International Conference on Lawyers’ Commitment to LGBTQI+ Rights, Paris

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On May 13, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, the auditorium of the French National Bar Council (Conseil National des barreaux) in Paris will host a conference dedicated to the commitment of lawyers in defending the rights of LGBT+ individuals. Jointly organized by Stop Homophobie and JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), this event will highlight the crucial role lawyers play, both in France and internationally, in combating discrimination and anti-LGBT+ violence.

JMBF Press & Public Statement on World Press Freedom Day 2025

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Paris, France; May 3, 2025: Today on World Press Freedom Day, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its grave concern over the accelerating repression of press freedom in Bangladesh. As the international community commemorates this day and reflects on the essential role of a free press in sustaining democracy, transparency, and justice, Bangladesh is enduring one of its most alarming and oppressive periods for independent journalism.