Complaint No. Dha-125/22
Sadia (pseudonym) lodged complaint that her father died when she was only two
years old. Her paternal uncle did not let her enjoy her property rights. He didn’t
allow her to get all the property of her father in which she had her rights. NHRC sent
letter to UNO, Sokhipur, Tangail to investigate and take appropriate action, The
UNO reported that they had settled the dispute peacefully and Sadia got her father’s
property accordingly.
3.8 Remarkable Activities
NHRC condemned authorities concerned for having a political leader, attend
his mother's funeral in handcuffs and shackles in Gazipur
Ali Azam was arrested on 2 December in Kaliakair upazila, Gazipur on 29 November.
Ali Azam requested the district administrator to release him on parole to attend the
funeral rites of his mother who died on 18 December from old-age-complications.
He was granted a three-hour parole but, contrary to legal provisions, was kept in
handcuffs and shackles, and despite pleas to remove those during the funeral prayer,
the police allegedly did not budge.
The commission thinks that keeping a prisoner in handcuffs and shackles after being
released on parole to attend his mother's funeral is not only inhumane but also against
the constitution and fundamental human rights of Bangladesh.
NHRC called upon authorities concerned to take appropriate legal action against those
involved in this incident and to be careful in taking appropriate steps in such cases in
the future to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
Humane disaster in flood affected area of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram
Former Chairman of NHRC Nasima Begum, ndc called on all the concerned
authorities to take action for minimizing the sufferings of people in flood affected areas
of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kurigram. She also called on focusing on protecting human
rights in all the actions taken in this regard.
Media reported that thousands of people in Sylhet and Sunamganj were waiting to be
rescued from flood water. But their relatives could not make the rescue trip on vessels
due to excessive boat fares being charged in this dire situation. Boat owners and
middlemen were claiming TK 50,000 for the trip. A man named Maroof Ahmed faced
such situation while trying to bring his pregnant wife from their village to Sylhet. He
agreed to pay upto 40,000 TK, but the boatman declined.
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