Comilla, Bangladesh, July 08 — Piara Begum (age 40), a widow, and Mamun Miah (age 25), from the Debidwar Upazila (subdistrict) in the Comilla district in southeastern Bangladesh, were mercilessly whipped after a fatwa decree.
Piara Begum’s husband had died five years earlier, leaving behind five children. Locals said that, after the death of her husband, Piara developed [...]

A Video Documentary By Human Rights Activist William Gomes on the atrocities against minorities in  Bangladesh

Dhaka , Bangladesh, May 21 — Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar [Child Rights] Forum is a network of 263 Bangladesh NGOs working in the area of child rights. According to Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), 394 children disappeared in Bangladesh in 2008.
The Bangladesh government has failed to protect and promote the rights of Bangladesh’s minors over the years. Minor [...]