An independent and impartial commission should investigate the serious allegations of abuses in the Bangladesh elections, Human Rights Watch said today.
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News about the struggle for better democracy in Bangladesh. According to Freedom House, the latest elections were "deemed free and fair by European Union observers and other monitoring groups but serious problems remain in the election system and in ensuring human rights". Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Report Outlines Electoral Violence Against Bangladesh’s Minorities
As Bangladesh prepares to hold its 11th Parliamentary Elections on December 30, 2018, there is fear of potential electoral violence against minority.
Increasingly Violent Campaign Targets Bangladesh Opposition
A repressive political environment in Bangladesh ahead of the December 30, 2018 national elections is undermining the credibility of the process.
Bangladesh Crackdown Intensifies as Elections Loom
Bangladesh security forces have been arresting, intimidating opposition figures and threatening freedom of expression in advance of national elections.
North Korea Said to Have Stolen a Fortune in Online Bank Heists
North Korea’s hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering steam.
Journalists Jailed In Record Numbers Worldwide
Journalists are jailed in unusual numbers worldwide, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
With Violent Repression In Bangladesh, How Can Modern Students Uphold Democracy?
Bangladesh has been marked by violent protests in recent months, as protests over road conditions exploded into student-led political violence.
Questioning the Design of Burma’s Human Rights Commission
A new government commission investigating human rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is being criticized by skeptics a day after it was announced.
Is modern Bangladesh turning into one-party state?
the state persecution of dissent have raised fears of even the next parliamentary election turning into a violent sham
College suspends professor for defaming Bangladesh PM’s father
Bangladesh’s most prestigious university has suspended a professor for writing a column critical of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s father