The resignation comes after a report highlighted a rise in crimes and political violence in the countryAll members of National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh resignAll members of Bangladesh's National Human Rights Commission, or NHRC, have resigned, three months after the interim government took the reins. Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and five other members, submitted their resignation letters to the president on Thursday. The commission’s spokesperson Yusha Rahman told bdnews24.com that the commission resolved to resign on Thursday afternoon, and the resignation letters were subsequently delivered to the president. In his resignation letter, NHRC chief Kamal said: "I hereby submit my resignation under Section 6(4) of the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009, requesting to be relieved from my position as chairman. Two days after the report’s release, all commission members tendered their resignations.
