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January 01, 2026

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Condemns the Killing of a Pro–Awami League Lawyer in Organised Mob Violence

Paris, France | 01 January 2026: Paris-based human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is deeply shocked and gravely concerned over the brutal killing of Advocate Nayem Kibria (35), a pro–Awami League lawyer and a practising member of the Pabna District Judge Court, who was beaten to death by an organised mob in the Bashundhara Residential Area of Dhaka on the night of 31 December 2025.

JMBF Compiled One Year eNewsletter 2025

JMBF Compiled One Yearl ENewsletter 2025 by JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)

JMBF Quarterly eNewsletter (October-December 2025)

As we close the final quarter (October–December) of 2025, we reflect with gratitude on a year shaped by purpose, perseverance, and collective action. Together, we have strengthened partnerships, advanced advocacy, and reaffirmed that meaningful progress is possible when shared values guide our work. Each achievement highlighted in this edition reflects growth, learning, and a deep commitment to dignity, equity, and justice.

PRESS STATEMENT: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over the Announcement of the National Parliamentary Election Schedule Excluding Participation of the Bangladesh Awami League

Paris, France | 13 December 2025: The France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the announcement of the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh by the Bangladesh Election Commission on 11 December, excluding the country’s largest, oldest, and Liberation War–leading political party, Bangladesh Awami League, from participating in the election by banning it through an executive order.

JMBF & HRDP Jointly Celebrate International Human Rights Day 2025

Paris, France | December 11, 2025: The Paris-based human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) and the Khulna-based organisation Human Rights Development Project (HRDP) jointly commemorated International Human Rights Day 2025 on December 10 through coordinated activities in both France and Bangladesh.

STATEMENT of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) on the Occasion of International Human Rights Day 2025

Paris, France | 10 December 2025: As countries across the world continue working to uphold the universal values of human rights including equality, dignity and freedom on International Human Rights Day 2025, the alarming deterioration of the human rights situation under the Interim Government in Bangladesh has become a matter of deep concern. JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) firmly believes that the current situation in Bangladesh is not only worrying but also a direct threat to democratic values and the rule of law.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strong Condemnation Over Police Brutality Against Recent Peaceful Protests in Dhaka

Paris, France | 5 December 2025: The France-based international human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over police brutality during the peaceful "Jamuna March" organized by left-wing political parties protesting the transfer of Chittagong Port terminals to a foreign company on 4 December, and during the peaceful "Jamuna-bound march" by BCS examinees demanding a postponement of the written exams on 25 November 2025.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over the Recent Brutal Killing of Three Bangladeshi Citizens by BSF on the Indo-Bangla Border

Paris, France; 04 November 2025: The France-based international human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and condemnation over the recent killing of three Bangladeshi citizens along the Indo-Bangla border by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). On 29 November, one Bangladeshi citizen, Shahidul Islam, was shot dead by BSF personnel at the Jhenaidah Jibannagar border, and on 1 December, two Bangladeshi citizens, Ibrahim Rinku and Momin Mia, were brutally beaten to death by BSF personnel at Chapainawabganj’s Wahedpur border.

PRESS STATEMENT: JMBF Congratulates the Decision to Establish a Separate Supreme Court Secretariat to Ensure Full Independence of the Judiciary

Paris | 1 December 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) warmly congratulates and expresses its gratitude to the Government of Bangladesh for issuing the ‘Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025’. Through this ordinance, Bangladesh has reached a significant milestone in fulfilling the long-standing demand to ensure the full independence of the judiciary.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Concerned Over the Deaths of Shahadat Hossain and Moktar Hossain Allegedly in Torture in DB Custody

“বাংলা ভাষার সম্পূর্ণ সংস্করণ দেখার জন্য, নিচে স্ক্রল করে ‘More’ এ ক্লিক করুন।” "Pour consulter les versions complètes en français, faites défiler vers le bas et cliquez sur ‘Voir plus’.”
Paris, France | 30 November 2025: The France-based international human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the deaths of Shahadat Hossain and Moktar Hossain in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of the police, allegedly due to torture, in Sirajganj and Dhaka. JMBF firmly believes these deaths in police custody, allegedly caused by torture, constitute a gross violation of the Constitution of Bangladesh and the fundamental human rights declared by the United Nations.

UPDATE ALERT: JMBF Gravely Concerned and Strongly Condemns the Continuing Threats Against Advocate Mohammad Alamgir, Secretary General of JMBF

Paris, France | 28 November 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is gravely concerned and strongly condemns the ongoing threats and intimidation directed at Advocate Mohammad Alamgir, a member of the District Bar Association Dhaka & Brahmanbaria and the Secretary General of JMBF. JMBF firmly believes that these incidents constitute a deeply alarming attack on the independence of the legal profession and on the safety of a committed human rights defender.

Simultaneously, JMBF urges the Interim Government of Bangladesh to take immediate and effective steps to ensure the safety and security of Advocate Alamgir. JMBF also calls upon the authorities to swiftly arrest all individuals involved in issuing these threats, following a genuinely independent judicial investigation led by a Justice of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

JMBF Founder President Raises Concern at UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland; November 27, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)’s Founder President, Advocate Shahanur Islam, delivered a strong oral statement on 27 November 2025 at the United Nations 18th Forum on Minority Issues, highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation facing minority communities in Bangladesh. During his statement, he expressed deep concern over the increasing levels of discrimination, intimidation, and targeted persecution.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Threats to Defense Lawyer at the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka

Paris, France; 26 November 2025: Human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the public threats made to the defense lawyer of an accused at the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka by Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam on 23 November 2025, during a hearing concerning enforced disappearance cases.

Law Society of England and Wales Condemns Targeting of Lawyers in Bangladesh

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Paris, 22 November 2025: The Law Society of England and Wales, representing over 200,000 lawyers, has expressed grave concern over the escalating harassment and reprisals against legal professionals in Bangladesh.

On 20 November 2025, the Society’s President, Mr. Mark Evans, sent an urgent letter to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Honourable Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh; Ms. Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh; and Prof. Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (OHCHR-UNOG), Geneva.

JMBF Confirms Swiss Journalist Charlotte Jacquemart as Adviser

Paris,France; 19 November 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has officially approved Ms. Charlotte Jacquemart, a distinguished Swiss journalist and human rights advocate, to serve as Adviser to the organization under Article 13.1 of its constitution. The confirmation was made on 15 November 2025 during JMBF’s executive meeting, marking a significant strengthening of the organization’s leadership team.

Ms. Jacquemart brings more than two decades of experience in investigative journalism, human rights advocacy, and ethical media practices. A veteran journalist at Swiss Public Radio (SRF) since 2017, she is widely recognized for her commitment to human rights, democratic values, social justice, and freedom of expression—including press freedom, artistic expression, and opinion rights.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Death Sentences Against Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina - A Cruel Manifestation of Farce and Political Vendetta in the Name of Justice

Paris, France | 17 November 2025: The France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the death sentences handed down today, 17 November, by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman. JMBF considers this a catastrophic judicial failure, a blatant manifestation of state vendetta, and an act that undermines the very concept of the rule of law.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Deeply Concerned and Strongly Condemns the Brutal Police Attack on Peaceful Teachers’ Protest in Dhaka

Paris, France | 09 November 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses profound concern and strongly condemns the brutal and unjustified police attack on primary school teachers who were peacefully demonstrating in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on 8 November, demanding the fulfillment of their three-point charter.

JMBF firmly believes that such violent repression of teachers is not only inhumane but also constitutes a clear violation of the fundamental constitutional rights to assembly, expression, and peaceful protest, as well as a direct violation of international human rights standards, particularly Articles 19 and 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

JOINT STATEMENT: Crackdown Against the Independence of Lawyers in Bangladesh Under the Interim Government

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France/ Belgium/ Poland/ Egypt/ Thailand/ Kazakhstan/ India; November 5, 2025: The JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), the National Bar Council (CNB), the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk (OIAD), the Arrested Lawyers Initiative, the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), the International Association of People’s Lawyers – Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers, the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), the Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), the 'NEVER AGAIN' Association, the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), the Public Association Dignity, the Programme Against Custodial Torture and Impunity (PACTI), the Solidarité Internationale LGBTQI (SIL) and the Families of the Disappeared (FOD) express grave concern over the contineous politically motivated repression against the independence of the legal community in Bangladesh under the current Interim Government.

Statement by JMBF on the 11th International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

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Paris, France; November 02, 2025: Today, on the occasion of the 11th International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) solemnly calls on the interim government of Bangladesh, led by the Nobel Laureate for Peace, to immediately halt and reverse the systematic assault on press freedom and the safety of journalists within its jurisdiction.

JMBF expresses grave concern that a relentless crackdown is being mounted on journalists, media workers, and women journalists in particular under the current interim administration in Bangladesh.

Although the current interim government initiated the Media Reform Commission to protect the rights of journalists, the guardians of democratic discourse, state apparatuses are being used to intimidate, harass, prosecute, and silence independent voices.

PRESS RELEASE: JMBF Releases 2025 Report on Crackdown Against Independence of Lawyers in Bangladesh under the Interim Government

“বাংলা ভাষার সম্পূর্ণ সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তি পড়ার জন্য নিচে স্ক্রল করে ‘More’ এ ক্লিক করুন।” « Faites défiler vers le bas et cliquez sur “More” pour lire le communiqué de presse complet en français. »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paris, October 30, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), with the technical support of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), today released its groundbreaking report,“JMBF Report 2025: Crackdown Against Independence of Lawyers in Bangladesh under the Interim Government (August 2024 – September 2025).”