Bangladesh

Open Letter to the Government of Bangladesh on Call for the end of harassment against Odhikar staff

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 11:55

Odhikar staff, in particular its secretary Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, has been subjected to surveillance and harassment by the government. This has recently extended to Mr. Khan's family as indicated in the attached statement. Odhikar works closely with our MFA members in Bangladesh and co-hosted the 2011 SAPA General Forum(GF) together with MFA Bangladesh members.

The harassment and intimidation of Odhikar staff is contrary to Bangladesh's international commitments. It is also alarming to know that human rights defenders are persecuted and subjected to this kind of harassment.

MFA is in solidarity with Odhikar in the struggle to protect human rights. Please circulate this and call on the government of Bangladesh to stop the surveillance and harassment of human rights defenders.

Cardiac Arrest: Leading cause of death of migrant workers

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 08:00

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Around 44 per cent of the Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home in coffins between January 1 and May 9 this year, had died of cardiac arrests in Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, raising serious questions about the living standards of migrant workers in those countries.

Fix Minimum Wages for Migrant Workers

Friday, 11 July 2008 08:00

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Speakers at a consultation yesterday called for fixing minimum wages for migrant workers and increasing cooperation between the labour sending and receiving countries to ensure rights of the workers who are the lifeline of the national economy.