Category Archives: Press Statement

Government’s decision to withdraw troops from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) see it as positive Initiative The Government, as a part of implementing the CHT Accord of 1997, has decided to withdraw a brigade of troops…

Police officer’s comment on beating muggers to death

ASK expresses deep concern Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses deep concern for the comment made by an Officer in Charge (OC) at an opinion sharing meeting organized by the…

UNHRC Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh

UPR Forum Disappointed with the Bangladesh’s Responses to the recommendations The UPR FORUM has expressed its disappointment with the failure of the Government to provide any clear plan, specific time frame or measurable…

Perpetrators of Pilkhana tragedy should be tried under existing law and not under Army Act

For various reasons there is a sense of dissatisfaction prevailing in the minds of many as the committee failed to ascertain the actual motive behind such a heinous act after…

ASK Concerned on the Sit in Staged by Workers Deported from Malaysia

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses concern on the sit-in programme of the Malaysia returned workers at the Zia International Airport. According to different newspaper sources, 30 workers returned from…

ASK concerned at Unnatural Death of BDR Members

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is expressing its deep concern over the ‘unnatural death’ of a number of Bangladesh Rifles soldiers. From newspaper reports we have come to know that…

Pilkhana Tragedy: ASK Demands Proper and Independent Investigation

The lingering note of mourning following the barbaric and tragic murders which occurred at the BDR Headquarters between 25-26 February 2009 has not yet faded. The investigation committee set up…

The Need for a Collaborative Effort on Behalf of Everybody in order to Overcome the Crisis Arising from the Incidents Which Occurred at the BDR Headquarters

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is stunned at the unprecedented heinous actions of some BDR members which occurred at the BDR Headquarters. We condemn the same in the strictest of…

UN Review of Bangladesh Human Rights Record at UPR

NGOS welcome pledge on war criminals trials, regret missed opportunity on CHT Accord and women’s rights, and rejection of Refugee Convention On Tuesday 3 February, Bangladesh underwent its first Universal…