In September 2026, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) conducted fact-finding missions to investigate reported human rights violations in Chattogram and Khulna. ASK also conducted preliminary fact-finding on a range of human rights violation cases across the country.

Fact-Finding in Chattogram

On 5 September 2026, the body of Mohammad Mohsin, also known as Mousumi Hijra, was found in a room of a house in the Hijra Colony near Ambagan Railway Colony in Khulshi, Chattogram. ASK led a fact-finding mission to investigate the incident. Representatives from ASK, along with representatives from Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Bandhu Social Welfare Society, met and interviewed the victim’s family members, police, members of the hijra community, local residents and journalists to gather information about the incident.

Fact-Finding in Khulna

A private university student was allegedly beaten to death at a student hostel in Khulna city over an accusation of stealing rice. The incident reportedly took place at a four-storey hostel on Islam Nagar Road, behind Khaja Khan Jahan Ali Residential Hall near Khulna University. An ASK fact-finding team visited the site and met and interviewed the victim’s family members, police, students, local residents and journalists to gather information and examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Preliminary Fact-Finding on Human Rights Violation Cases

During September 2026, ASK conducted preliminary fact-finding on reported human rights violations across several categories. These included:

• Violence against women: 11 cases
• Violence against children: 6 cases
• Torture in custody: 1 case
• Deaths in jail custody: 2 cases
• Torture of students in madrasas: 2 cases
• Medical negligence: 1 case
• Mob beatings resulting in death: 2 cases
• Attacks on journalists: 3 cases

Through these fact-finding initiatives, ASK continued to document reported human rights violations, gather information from relevant stakeholders and support efforts to promote accountability and protect human rights.