4.7 Key Decisions of Commission Meeting
• Introducing e-File System
• Prioritize Human Rights Awareness raising programs around the country
• Amending NHRC Act 2009
• Honorary Members Jesmin Ara Begum, Towfika Karim and Mizanur Rahman Khan are given
responsibility to follow up the complaints lodged in NHRC
• Recruiting manpower
• Amending Recruitment rules
• Advocacy to increase budget and manpower
• Transport allowance will be given to Honorary Members for attending Commission meetings
• Organizing Human Rights Day 2019 in a befitting manner around the country
• Organizing discussion with media, CSOs and other key stake holders
• Rearranging thematic committees and making them more effective
• Taking action to make complaint handling mechanism more effective
4.8 NHRC in Media
Like all other years NHRC was visible through media. A glimpse of this can be found in the following
table:
Topic of Press Release
Date
Fact Finding Committee formed to probe into post-election violence
01.01.19
NHRC has no connection with Mamun who identified himself as ViceChairman of NHRC
11.03.19
NHRC urges government to establish tribunal for preventing human
trafficking
19.03.19
NHRC urges government to ban PSC examination & Coaching Business
24.03.19
NHRC Chairman urged to follow Bangabandhu’s ideology to prevent
torture against children
25.03.19
Appointment of new commission
23.09.19
Discussion between new and previous commission
26.09.19
NHRC’s statement on Lisa’s suicide
30.09.19
NHRC’s concern & steps against Murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad
10.10.19
NHRC’s concern on Bhola crisis
21.10.19
NHRC’s action and concern against death of Abiron due to torture in
Saudi Arab & death of Popy Tripura by road accident
27.10.19
NHRC’s statement on Cylinder Blast incidence in Mirpur
31.10.19
NHRC’s condemn on brutal murder of child Jisan& death of Madrasa
student due to torture by teacher
07.11.19
NHRC’s statement on Train accident in Bramhanbaria
12.11.19
NHRC’s concern Fire incidence in Chattagram
18.11.19
NHRC’s concern & steps against rape of housewife & murder of her
husband in Jamalpur
20.11.19
NHRC’s Concern against price hike of salt
20.11.19
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