STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over Politically Motivated Murder Case Filed Against Several Prominent Lawyers

Paris, France; September 04, 2024 — JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the politically motivated charges filed against a group of highly respected legal professionals, including former Law Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed, former Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Tania Amir, and others in connection with the killing of a student protester on September 1, 2024.

STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Widespread Politically Motivated Legal Actions Against Journalists in Bangladesh

Paris, France – September 3, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern and strong condemnation regarding the recent alarming wave of politically motivated, false, and fabricated legal actions taken against journalists in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on August 5, 2024.

STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Politically Motivated Cases Against Awami League Leaders in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Paris, France; August 29, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the politically motivated and fabricated case filed on August 27, 2024, against four local Awami League (AL) leaders and approximately 6,000 unnamed individuals, accusing them of killing 15 police personnel at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 4, 2024.

STATEMENT: JMBF Condemns the Arrests of Ansar Members and Calls for Peaceful Resolution

Paris, France; August 27, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern regarding the recent arrest of Ansar members during their demonstration advocating for job nationalization, following violent clashes with students, who are a key force in the current interim government in Bangladesh.

STATEMENT: JMBF Condemns Baseless Murder Charges Against Journalists: Calls for Uphold Press Freedom in Bangladesh

Paris, France; August 26, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and categorically condemns the baseless and politically motivated murder case filed against seven esteemed journalists, including Mozammel Haque Babu, Syed Ishtiaque Reza, Ahmed Jobaer, Munni Saha, Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed, and Nayeemul Islam Khan, on August 22, 2024. The charges leveled against these journalists in connection with the tragic death of a student during the protests in Jatrabari on July 19, 2024, are not only absurd but also a grave injustice.

Statement: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Protests against the Arrest of a Hindu Woman in Bagerhat on Allegations of Insulting the Islamic religion

Paris, France; October 7, 2023: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses profound concern and strong protest regarding the arrest of a Hindu minority woman on allegations of insulting the Islamic religion in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, on September 26, 2023. The human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), also calls for the immediate release of the arrested woman and the withdrawal of the false charges filed against her.

According to reliable sources, on September 24, 2023, in the Ramphal Union of Bagerhat district, a 45-year-old Hindu minority woman named Rupali Das was involved in a verbal altercation with an Islamic woman named Momena Begum when she went to fetch water at a tube well. Momena Begum, with malicious intent, accused Rupali Das of insulting Islam by using offensive language.

STATEMENT: JusticeMakers Bangladesh Urges Immidiate Release of Arrested Transgenders in Dhaka

The Bangladeshi human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh has expressed its grave concern about the arrest of four transgender women from a wedding ceremony in Dhaka on 17 January 2023.

JusticeMakers Bangladesh has also urged the concerned authority to immediately release arrested transgenders as well as drop the charge brought against them.

দুই বান্ধবীর বিষপান, একজনের মৃত্যু: নেপথ্যে সমকামিতা

সুমি আক্তার ও লক্ষ্মী দাস পূজা দুই বান্ধবী। দু’জনই ফরিদপুরের ভাঙ্গা কেএম কলেজের অনার্সের প্রথমবর্ষের ছাত্রী। দুই বান্ধবী গত ৭ই জানুয়ারি ভাঙ্গা থেকে শ্রীনগরে এসে একসঙ্গে বিষপান করে। পরে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় সুমির মৃত্যু হয়। সুমির মৃত্যুর পর শ্রীনগর থানায় এসে তার পরিবার ধর্ষণ ও আত্মহত্যা প্ররোচনার অভিযোগে মামলা করে। পরে পুলিশি তদন্তে দুই বান্ধবীর সমকামিতার বিষয়টি বেরিয়ে আসে। জানা গেছে, সুমির বাড়ি মাদারীপুর জেলার রাজৈর উপজেলার সেরেস্তাবাদ। পূজার বাড়ি ভাঙ্গা উপজেলার সোনামুখী এলাকায়। ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণিতে পড়ার সময় তাদের পরিচয়। সপ্তম শ্রেণিতে বন্ধুত্ব হয়।