Resurgence of Extremism in Bangladesh During the Interim Government: An Assessment of Emerging Threats
The period following 8 August 2024 has marked a profound turning point in Bangladesh’s internal security landscape. What was once considered a contained threat, violent extremism driven by radical Islamist networks, has resurfaced with renewed intensity, exploiting political uncertainty, institutional…
Petition Concerning the Verdict Against Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh
November 18, 2025 The Honorable António Guterres Secretary-General The United Nations New York, USA Subject: Petition Concerning the Verdict Against Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh Your Excellency, The Global Centre for Democratic Governance…
Press Release: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) concerns over human rights violations against Bangladeshi MPs
November 12, 2025, Canada: Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) welcomed the Decision on Members of Bangladesh Parliament adopted unanimously by the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Governing Council at its 216th session in Geneva on 23 October 2025 against alleged…
Report on International Virtual Conference on Turning Point: Bangladesh After the July-August Uprising
This report consolidates testimonies from diplomats, scholars, journalists, and human rights advocates on the evolving political and humanitarian crises in Bangladesh following the July–August 2024 upheaval. The contributors warn of democratic backsliding, militarization of governance, rising religious extremism, and systematic…
Declaration of the International Virtual Conference on “Turning Point: Bangladesh After the July-August Uprising”
Date: 29 October 2025 We, the participants of the Conference, reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the universal principles of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration…
Press Release on International Virtual Conference on “Turning Point: Bangladesh after the July–August Uprising”
On 29 October 2025, Wednesday at 9:00 am (NY Time) a day-long International Virtual Conference on "Turning Point: Bangladesh after the July–August Uprising" was held, organized by the Global Centre for Democratic Governance (Canada) and the South Asia Democratic Forum…
GCDG report on freedom of religion or belief in relation to death and honouring the deceased
Although the Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees the dignity of religion and of the dead, in the past year (August 2024 to October 2025) there have been over a hundred incidents where the right to funeral rites, burial/cremation was obstructed by…
124 MPs got arrested in Bangladesh by the Interim Government to Score Political Vengeance
On August 05, 2024, the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was overthrown by a violent mob under the guise of the ‘anti-discrimination student movement’, unleashing an incomprehensible reign of terror on the streets of Dhaka and other cities…
Press Release: Concerns Raised over Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Commission
Press Release Concerns Raised over Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Commission October 3, 2025, Geneva, Switzerland: During the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, speakers at a seminar…