HR of minority groups improves

Human rights of the minority community have slightly improved in 2010 in the country due to some effective steps of the government, according to a recent human rights report.

The report said 2010 saw some improvement for minorities as members of minorities held several important positions of the government and some steps were taken towards controlling the curriculum of Madrasha.

Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) jointly prepared the report titled ‘Human Rights Report 2010: Minorities in Bangladesh’, which was released at Dhaka Reporter
s Unity yesterday morning.

NHRC chairman for returning vested properties to minority

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman has urged the government to form a special committee to return the vested properties to the minority community.

“I recommend forming a special committee headed by Prof Abul Barakat, who is working in the field, to return the vested properties to the minority community,” he said at a function marking the release of human rights report at Dhaka Reporter
s Unity (DRU) yesterday morning.

Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) jointly prepared the report, titled ‘Human Rights Report 2010: Minorities in Bangladesh’.

Red tapism blamed for Poor manpower

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, Dr. Mizanur Rahman, on Monday blamed bureaucratic tangle for the lack of required manpower in NHRC. Rahman said the commission is yet to get the 28 professionals whose appointment was cleared by the Prime Minister four months ago.

The NHRC chairman was speaking on the sidelines of a programme organized by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) on the occasion of publishing Human Rights Report-2011 on the minorities in Bangladesh.

Human rights of minority groups slightly improves: Report

The human rights of the minority community has slightly improved in 2010 in the country due to some effective steps of the government, according to a recent human rights report.
The report said 2010 saw some improvement for minorities as members of minorities held several important positions of the government and some steps were taken towards controlling the curriculum of Madrasa.

Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) jointly prepared the report titled 'Human Rights Report 2010: Minorities in Bangladesh', which was released at Dhaka Reporters Unity Monday morning.

NHRC chairman for special committee to return vested properties

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman on Monday urged the government to form a special committee to return the vested properties to the minority community.

"I recommend forming a special committee headed by Prof Abul Barakat, who is working in the field, to return the vested properties to the minority community," he said at a function marking the release of human rights report at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the morning.

Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD) and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) jointly prepared the report, titled 'Human Rights Report 2010: Minorities in Bangladesh'.

NHRC chair for new commission to return vested property

National Human Rights Commission chairman Mizanur Rahman on Monday suggested for the appointment of a commission to find out a mechanism for the restoration of vested properties to their owners or their successors.

He made the suggestion while speaking at a news conference jointly hosted by Global Human Rights Defense and Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights at Dhaka Reporters Unity on the occasion of publication of ‘Human Rights Report 2010: Minorities in Bangladesh.’