Category Archives: Press Statement

ASK Condemns and Expresses Grave Concern over the Brutal Killings of a Garment Worker in Mymensingh and the Child Daughter of a BNP Leader in Lakshmipur amid Mob Violence

Two separate yet horrific incidents of brutal killings in Bhaluka of Mymensingh and in Lakshmipur have raised serious concerns about the law and order situation, human rights protection and the…

Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir under the Anti-Terrorism Act: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Expresses Concern and Condemnation

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern and strong condemnation over the arrest of journalist Anis Alamgir under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In recent times, Anis Alamgir had been vocal…

Hateful Remarks Against Begum Rokeya: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Expresses Strong Condemnation

According to reports published in the media, Mahmudul Hasan, Associate Professor of the Department of Physics at Rajshahi University, made a Facebook post from his personal account in which he…

Demands of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Ahead of International Human Rights Day 2025

10 December marks International Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with the aim of promoting…

Killing of Unarmed Bangladeshi Citizens at the Border: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Expresses Deep Concern and Strong Condemnation

The continued killing of unarmed Bangladeshi civilians by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in border areas is deeply alarming, inhumane and strongly condemnable. Despite years of bilateral…

Flogging and Imposed Fines in the Name of Arbitration in Noakhali’s Hatia: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Expresses Deep Concern and Calls for Prompt Legal Measures

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the incident of flogging and the imposition of fines in the name of a salish (informal arbitration) that took…

Deep Concern and Condemnation of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Over the Arrest of a Baul Artist in Manikganj and the Attack on a Protest Human Chain

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the incident in Manikganj where a group identifying themselves as “Tawhidi Jonota” attacked, assaulted and intimidated participants of a…

Death of Two Citizens in DB Police Custody: Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Demands Judicial Inquiry

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern over the deaths of two citizens, Mukhtar Hossain and Shahadat Hossain, while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) police in…