marginalised groups. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased gender-based violence, as unemployment and other financial stresses have grown. Host to nearly one million Rohingyas from neighbouring Myanmar, Bangladesh kept its commitment under interna�onal law not to force returns and allowed ashore refugees stranded at sea who were pushed back by other governments. Human Rights Situa�on in Bangladesh The world has seen devasta�on since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a broad range of human rights viola�ons worldwide. Similar to other countries, Bangladesh faces different challenges in figh�ng this pandemic. Despite this fact, Bangladesh has moved up two notches to 133 among 189 countries in the Human Development Index. Mul�dimensional poverty is men�oned as the challenge in the report. In addi�on, Bangladesh has held its topmost posi�on among the countries of South Asia in ensuring gender equality, for the seventh �me in a row, according to the latest The Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). These indicate the country’s improvement in the way towards achieving SDGs. However, though Bangladesh has improved in economic, social, and cultural rights, improvement in the area of civil and poli�cal rights is yet to be seen. This sec�on presents a brief evalua�on of the current human rights situa�on in the country. Rohingya crisis Bangladesh provides a significant global public good by hos�ng over one million Rohingyas. As a result of their stay, the rela�onship between the host community and Rohingyas is becoming worse day by day. Moreover, the Rohingya crisis has been more complex due to COVID-19. NHRC raises concern over this issue and urges the government to con�nue strong diploma�c steps and to find a durable and sustainable solu�on and expedite the process of solving the Rohingya crisis. Disappearances Different human rights organiza�ons, the media, and families of vic�ms o�en claim that the law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh have been involved in incidents of disappearance. However, the law enforcement agencies has been denying that they are not involved in any enforced disappearences. On the contrary, they contend that people go into hiding for various reasons and come back later some�mes. Upon complaints of disappearences NHRC instructed an inves�ga�on and sought report from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The responses received are not always fully sa�sfactory. The NHRC further 14