Bangladesh government dismisses such claims as publicity stunts by home-grown Islamist radical groups like Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh JMB, who it holds responsible for such attacks. But it pointed to allegations of increased extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions for the purpose of extortion, enforced disappearances, torture, and other abuses of human rights. The State Department report also blamed the Bangladesh government for using "counterterrorism efforts to justify restrictions of civil and political rights." Indigenous community leaders maintained that settlers’ violations of indigenous persons’ rights, sometimes with the involvement of security forces, were widespread." Several reports by human rights groups and corruption watchdog groups indicated continued public dissatisfaction with the perceived politicization of the judiciary.

Source: bd News24 March 04, 2017 04:27 UTC