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Instrument of accession to int’l convention on enforced disappearances signed

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today signed the Instrument of Accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. He signed the instrument at the weekly meeting of the council of advisers amid clapping by the advisers. "It is a historic occasion," the chief adviser's press wing quoted Prof Yunus as saying. The instrument was signed a day before the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The i...

Sarsina Peer Saheeb distributes relief goods among flood victims

Peer Saheeb Alhaj Maulana Shah Abu Nashar Nesharuddin Ahmad Hussain of Sarsina distributed relief goods among the flood victims of Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali districts on Thursday. He visited and monitored the relief activities of Rahi Madrasa of Chanua Union under Sadar Upazila of Feni District at the time of distributing food stuffs among the flood victims. During the visit, Pir Saheeb offered a special prayer for the peace of the nation and the Muslim Ummah including the victims of ...

5-member commission to detect force disappearance

The government has formed a five-member Commission to find out forcibly disappeared people by the law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2010 to August 5, 2024. Retired judges of the High Court Division Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli have been made president and member of the Commission. Other members of the Commission are: human rights activist Nur Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris and human rights activist Sazzad Hossain. The Commission has been given 45 working days to summit the investigation report to the government.

Our job is to ensure justice for every citizen, says chief adviser

Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, said Bangladesh is a large family where the responsibility of the government is to protect the rights of every citizen. The chief adviser made the comments on Monday while exchanging greetings with the leaders of Bangladesh's Hindu community on the occasion of Janmastomi , the auspicious birth celebration of Lord Sri Krishna. During the meeting, Prof Yunus said he wants to build a Bangladesh where everyone can practice ...

Info adviser seeks UN help for probe into HR violations

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has sought assistance of the United Nations (UN) for the proper investigation into the human rights violations that took place during the student-people movement. He sought the assistance when a delegation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights led by its Asia-Pacific Region Chief Rory Mungoven paid a joint courtesy call on Nahid and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain at the Youth and Sports Ministry office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here today, said a press release.
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