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March 05, 2026

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Alleged Death of Police Torture in Naogaon

Paris, France | 05 March 2026:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, condemnation, and strong outrage over the death of 66-year-old Abdul Hamid Dhola, who reportedly died after being kicked by police officers in Malahar Uttarpara village under Hatir Union of Mahadevpur Upazila in Naogaon district on 4 March 2026.

March 01, 2026

JMBF Joins EU-Wide BIPOC Youth Network Through MoU with #DiasporaVote!

Paris, France | March 01, 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has officially become a founding member of a new EU-wide network of BIPOC-led and youth-led organizations following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) coordinated by #DiasporaVote! ASBL.

February 26, 2026

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Police ‘Special Directive’ on Politically Motivated Shown Arrests

Paris, France | 26 February 2026:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern, anger, and strong condemnation over the “special directive” issued on 24 February 2026 by Rajshahi Range Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohammad Shahjahan.

February 24, 2026

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strong Condemnation Over the Disgraceful Attack and Blatant Pressure on the Judiciary by Ruling-Party Lawyers at the Barishal Court

Paris, France; 24 February 2026:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the recent extreme disorder, pushing and shoving at the bench, forced entry into the courtroom, and intimidating and disrespectful behavior toward the judge allegedly carried out by lawyers aligned with the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Barishal.

February 21, 2026

JMBF Leaders Attend Seminar on Gender Data Rights at French National Parliament

Paris, France | 21 February 2026: Representatives of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) participated in a high-level seminar on the limits of processing gender-related data, held at the French National Parliament Building on 22 January 2026.

February 18, 2026

JMBF Becomes Official Member of Pan-European Bi+ Equal Network

Paris, France | 18 February 2026:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has officially become a member of Bi+ Equal, a pan-European umbrella organization advocating for the rights, visibility, and inclusion of Bi+ communities across Europe, as of February 2026.

February 14, 2026

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Strong Condemnation Over the Handover of Two Students to Police in Dinajpur on Allegations of Homosexuality

Paris, France | 14 February 2026:
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the incident in which two young men were detained, interrogated, confined, and handed over to the police on allegations of “homosexuality” in an area adjacent to Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur on 19 January 2026. JMBF firmly considers this incident to be a blatant violation of fundamental human rights, particularly the right to privacy, and a heinous example of unlawful mob persecution.

February 10, 2026

JOINT STATEMENT: Granting Impunity for Criminal Offences Committed during the July Uprising in Bangladesh-A Grave Threat to Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law

France/Netherlands/Egypt/Australia/Kazakhstan/Uganda/Pakistan/Tunisia/Cameroon/DRC I February 10, 2026: 
We, the undersigned 10 international, national, and local human rights organizations, i) JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), France, ii) Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), Netherlands, iii) Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP), Egypt, iv) Public Association “Dignity”, Kazakhstan,

February 09, 2026

JOINT STATEMENT: the new Anti-Racism Strategy lacks political courage – and the potential for change

Paris, 9 February 2026, 2025:
We, six BIPOC youth-led organizations, want to express our disappointment in the recent Anti-Racism Strategy published on January 20th, 2026. The new strategy serves as a continuation of the Anti-Racism Action Plan (ARAP), a roadmap for fighting racism in the 
EU, which was developed following the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. The Action Plan was unprecedented in many ways: it recognized, for the first time, the concept of structural racism, appointed the first-ever Anti-Racism Coordinator, and pushed Member States to develop national action plans against racism.