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 October 3, 2025, Geneva, Switzerland: During the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, speakers at a seminar…
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a fact-finding report on 12 February 2025 on the human rights violations and abuses linked to the July–August 2024 protests in Bangladesh. The fact-finding team was tasked with reporting…
In the wake of the political upheaval on August 5, 2024, Bangladesh has witnessed an alarming rise in religious violence that extends beyond minority persecution. While Hindu, Christian, Ahmadiyya, and indigenous communities have faced documented violence and repression, widespread attacks…
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between Global Center for Democratic Governance and South Asian Democratic Forum A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been recently signed between the South Asian Democratic Forum (SADF) and the Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) to…
Date: August 31, 2025 As the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus has visited 12 countries in the last twelve months: the United States, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, China, Thailand, Qatar, Vatican City, Japan,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, 30 August 2025 The Global Centre for Democratic Governance (GCDG) strongly condemns the arbitrary detention and inhumane treatment of 16 individuals in Bangladesh, including former Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Dhaka University Law Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman,…
During the anti-discrimination student movement and the subsequent interim government, leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organizations were subjected to barbaric and inhumane killings. 213 leaders and activists have been confirmed to have been killed…
The Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) presents a chilling account of 64 documented extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh between September 8, 2024, and August 9, 2025. This report reveals how the unelected interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, which…
