second Commission under the spell of the NHRC Act 2009 worked for two terms until June 2016. The fourth Commission worked till June 2019. The present one is literally the fifth Commission that commences its journey on 23 September 2019. It is composed of a Chairman, a Full-time Member and five other honorary Members. Mission Promoting human rights culture in Bangladesh Vision Ensuring rule of law, social justice, equity and human disaster through human rights protection and promotion Goals The visionary goal of the National Human Rights Commission is to establish a broad-based human rights culture in the country; and to reach that goal NHRCB’s agenda necessarily become many. Main agenda are described below: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advocacy on establishing the rights of poor, weak, marginalized and vulnerable people Advocacy on establishing rights of women (ensuring empowerment, removing abuse, torture, discrimination, sexual harassment, gender based violence, trafficking etc.) Advocacy on establishing child rights (combating early and forced marriage, eve- teasing, rape, sexual harassment, dropouts from school, child labor, trafficking etc.) Advocacy on establishing rights of persons with disabilities Advocacy on establishing rights of the Third Gender and excluded minorities Advocacy on establishing rights of the ethnic & religious minorities (focusing on Land Rights, Discrimination etc.) Advocacy on establishing rights of ethnic minorities of CHTs and plain land areas (focusing on Land Rights, Discrimination etc.) Advocacy on Rohingya Issue Advocacy on addressing Terrorism and Extremism Advocacy on addressing Drug Addiction, Drug Trade/ Trafficking etc. Advocacy on addressing Migrant Workers’ Rights Advocacy on addressing violence by LEAs (Torture, Custodial Torture etc.) Advocacy on addressing Climate Change, man-made and natural disasters affecting human rights NHRCB: Background and Functions | 25