Timely updates, event coverage, and critical developments related to governance, human rights, and democracy in Bangladesh and beyond. This section captures the pulse of ongoing issues, official statements, and urgent calls to action.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the brutal assassination of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) organized a solemn and reflective online discussion session on August 16, 2025, observed as…
