BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns over the Detention of Two Individuals on Allegations of Homosexuality at Dhaka University

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Paris, France | 01 August 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based international human rights organisation, expresses deep concern, strong condemnation and protest over the detention of a residential student and an external young man on allegations of homosexuality at Masterda Surya Sen Hall of the University of Dhaka; the examination of their personal mobile phones; their handover to police; and the subsequent permanent expulsion of the student from the residential hall.

URGENT APPEAL: Ensure Immediate Protection for Two Detained Lesbian Young Women in Jamalpur

Paris, France | 07 April 2026: A tenth-grade schoolgirl from Digpait D.K. School in Jamalpur Sadar and her neighbor voluntarily went into hiding on March 7 due to their mutual romantic relationship. In this regard, the minor girl’s mother, Mosammat Nazma Begum, filed a written complaint on March 7, 2026, at the Narayanpur Investigation Center, alleging that her daughter had been lured and abducted. After remaining in hiding for several days, family members contacted them via mobile phone and brought them back home. Upon their return, they were forced to separate from each other, but they refused to be apart and demanded to marry each other. At that time, the adult woman was reportedly subjected to physical abuse. Later, local residents informed the police, who arrived at the scene and took both individuals into custody at the police station.