and evictions of Hindu people were also
reported. In case of an eviction of 14 Hindu
families in Barguna district on 12 March
2015, the High Court directed the Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Barguna to conduct
Judicial Inquiry on the eviction and submit
report including Police initiatives to the
Court.
Treaties Act, 2015.5 This Act will be helpful
to abide by the norms of treaties and fulfill
the international obligations under treaties
and apply their norms within domestic
jurisdiction. Unfortunately, the proposed Act
is yet to see daylight.
The killing of two foreigners in this year
created a sense of insecurity amongst the
foreigners.
Bangladesh won ICTs in
Development Awards 2015.
Right to work
On 29 December 2015, Bangladesh Bank
issued a direction not to take any
application fee in case of applying to any
post of any Bank. The Governor stated that,
paying application fees is a hardship for the
people who are looking for job.4
There is no data of unemployed persons in
the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
However,
from
estimates
of
other
organizations it can be presumed that, the
number of unemployed persons is counted
several hundred thousand in 2015! Such a
huge number of unemployed persons’
remain
deprived
of
many
human
rights.Further, there is no unemployment
allowance in Bangladesh.
Social Security
The allowances of old age, widow, disable
etc. have been increased in 2014 - 15 &
2015 - 16 Fiscal Year.Moreover, it is a
matter of soothing relief for us all that GoB
has adopted huge social safety net
programs. JAMAKON believes that such
initiatives taken by the GoB will be a step
forward in ensuring Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights of the mass people.
Law
for
International
implementation in Bangladesh
Treaty
The Law Commission has proposed the text
of the Conclusion and Enforcement of
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Sustainable Development and Human
Rights:
International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) presented ICTs in Sustainable
Development Awards 2015 to the Honorable
Prime Minister of Bangladesh in New York
on 26 September 2015.
The award recognizes success stories and
impressive
progress
made
in
ICT
development over recent years in individual
countries, as well as the over-arching
importance of ICTs as an essential enabler
for the achievement of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals.6 This award testifies
that,
Bangladesh
is
going
towards
sustainable development which ensures
that the rights enjoyed by the present
generation do not harm the rights of the
future generation.
Bangladesh ranked 142 out of 188
countries in theHuman Development
Index 2015
The Human Development Index (HDI),
prepared by UNDP, is a summary measure
of average achievement in key dimensions
of human development: (i) a long and
healthy life, (ii) being knowledgeable and
(iii) have a decent standard of living.
According to the 2015 Human Development
Report launched by United Nations
Development
Programme
(UNDP),
Bangladesh ranked 142 out of 188
countries.
5
lc.gov.bd
6
www.itu.int/en/ict-sdg-award/2015/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.manobkantha.com/2015/12/30/91257.php
6
JAMAKON
Sustainable