Nine international human rights organizations have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, urging the abolition of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The letter, dated March 16, 2026, was also addressed to Law Minister Asaduzzaman and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. The groups include Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, Article Nineteen, CPJ, and Civicus.
In the letter, the organizations acknowledged that the new BNP-led government faces major challenges but viewed this period as an opportunity for long-term human rights reforms. They noted that during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, serious violations such as enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings were reported. Although such incidents have declined since her fall, the groups said arbitrary detentions and attacks on journalists, religious minorities, and cultural institutions have not fully stopped.
The letter also called for effective measures to protect the rights of more than one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and recommended establishing a strong, independent National Human Rights Commission. Several policy and legal reform suggestions were included to strengthen human rights protections.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ১৬ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১৫: ৪৪আপডেট : ১৬ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১৫: ৫৩ র্যাপিট অ্যাকশন ব্যাটালিয়ন (র্যাব) বিলুপ্তির আহ্বান জানিয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমানকে চিঠি লিখেছে ৯ আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার সংগঠন। সোমবার (১৬ মার্চ) হিউমান রাইটস ওয়াচ, অ্য
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