All members of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh have resigned following the repeal of the ordinance under which they were appointed. The resignations came after the National Parliament passed the National Human Rights Commission (Repeal and Reintroduction) Bill by voice vote on April 9, 2026. The bill, effective upon presidential approval and gazette publication, nullifies the interim government’s ordinance and reinstates the 2009 National Human Rights Commission Act enacted under the Awami League government. The outgoing members sent an open letter to the media after their resignation.
Commission member Nur Khan stated that the government did not directly ask them to resign but that the situation had been left unclear. Since their appointments were based on the now-repealed ordinance, they considered resignation appropriate. Commission Secretary Kudrat-e-Elahi said the repeal automatically dissolved the previous commission. The members, including Chairperson Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury, had been appointed on February 5, 2026, during the final phase of the interim government’s tenure.
The resignations mark a transition back to the earlier legal framework for the commission’s operation under the 2009 law.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ১৩ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১৭: ১২ জাতীয় মানবাধিকার কমিশনের সব সদস্য পদত্যাগ করেছেন। অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের আমলে জারি করা অধ্যাদেশ বাতিল হওয়ায় তারা পদত্যাগ করেছেন বলে জানা যায়। পদত্যাগের পর তাদের পক্ষ থেকে একটি খোলাচিঠি গণমাধ্যমকে পাঠানো হয়
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