Daily BengaliTimes Special Report: Government Helmet Force thousands of schoolgirl student’s protest in the streets demanding safe road. We saw the atrocities of the oppression they faced during this period. Awami League's youth wing attacked the protesters with mobs and sticks. When Awami League supporters attacked school students, in many places the police were standing. Many of the attackers wearing 'helmet' were wearing these to hide their identity.

The trial process against Khaleda Zia is the political motivated agenda of Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina.

The army-backed government filed the first corruption case against Khaleda Zia. That was the case before Sheikh Hasina came to power in 2009. Apart from this, the previous army-backed government has also brought charges against Hasina. When Awami League came to power in 2009, cases against Sheikh Hasina were withdrawn, but the case against Khaleda Zia is ongoing .

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is currently in jail. He has been jailed in February for involvement in this long-running political corruption case.

America wants Congress intervention for fair elections.

Being harassed by a political opponent in Bangladesh is being harassed. In the hands of law enforcers, the incident of murder and murder is also happening. Opposition people cannot run the election campaign naturally many people afraid of suppression of Special Forces.

Recommendations on imposing sanctions on the government if the government does not stop the repression.

Concern on election campaign, suppression of Special Forces and human rights.

"The United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports on the human rights violations of Bangladeshi security personnel. Under the Global Magnets Act, the United States Foreign Ministry and the Finance Ministry use their authority to impose targeted economic sanctions against the accused and to ban these travel and banking sectors.

Awami League was elected unopposed in 2014, since then the country has virtually become one-party state. Threats and threats to journalists to stop any criticism against the government.

Thousands of opposition leaders, political motivated cases have been filed against the supporters, violation of the international standards of freedom of expression by pressing against media and civil society.

Special Correspondent, 16 November, 018: In a conference in the US Congress, some rights activists have expressed concern over the human rights situation by accusing them of "extrajudicial killings" and suppressing anti-political forces in Bangladesh.

Two members of the Congress House of Representatives, co-chair of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, organized a discussion in a conference room in the US Congress on Thursday, expressing concern at this issue.

United States Ambassador Marsha Barnicut, British lawyer Toby Cadman, who was recently left in the room, titled 'Election and Human Rights in Bangladesh', was present. On the other hand, Bangladesh's ambassador to Washington Mohammad Ziauddin, former foreign adviser to Khaleda Zia Zahid F. Sarder Saadi, deputy head of Bangladesh Embassy Mahbub Saleh and some United States BNP and Awami League leaders were also there.

John Sifton, Advocacy Director of Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, Asia, criticized the government of Bangladesh for harsh criticism.

He said, "Being harassed by a political opponent in Bangladesh is being harassed. In the hands of law enforcers, the incident of murder and murder is also happening. Opposition people cannot run the election campaign naturally many people afraid of suppression of Special Forces.

He urged the Rapid Action Battalion to stop the extrajudicial killings and immediately stop it.

He said, Even the media and the fear and scare that have spread. As a result journalists cannot work properly. It seems like a one-party rule is in place in Bangladesh.

Referring to the arrest of the photographer Shahidul Islam, John said. He urged the United States Congress to play a role in ending such a situation in Bangladesh.

John of the meeting at the Reborn House Building in Capitol Hill of Washington DC said, The government that will take power after the free and fair elections will not have the legitimacy of them. In order to keep the democratic process effective, there is no alternative to inclusion in the free environment.

The Human Rights Watch officials demanded to ban Bangladeshi from United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Those who are involved in human rights violations every time should not be in peace, he said.

Describing the issue of religious minorities in Bangladesh in the election, she said, In South Asian countries religious minorities face torture and threats - it has been coming from a long time. Religious extremists attacked the Hindus, Buddhists and Christians on political grounds.

During the 2014 election, Hindus, Christians and Buddhists of Bangladesh were attacked. Their business, homes and houses were looted. At that time the party's political party activists carried such barbarism. In view of this, Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad demanded the upcoming elections to take proper steps to safeguard religious minorities.

Pointing to the unity, he said that in the last three years, the number of religious minorities in Bangladesh was 1500 in 2016, 1,000 in 2017 and till August this year there were 380 cases of such attacks.

I think the government and the security agencies have shown the failure to counter terrorism and militants.

In a statement, Republican Congressman Randy Hottgren and Democrat Congressman James P. McGovern, co-chair the organizers of the discussion, urged everyone concerned to develop the overall human rights situation in Bangladesh.

In the statement, they complained of extrajudicial killings against RAB. Referring to Reuters, they said, In May this year, 200 people were killed by RAB.

The allegation of harassment of political opponents has been made in the statement behind the abolition of drug.

Laura Bramon, Senior Program Manager for Child Protection and Education, another panelist World Vision USA, said, "Although there is a law for children in Bangladesh, its effectiveness is not so much. Especially child marriage events are still happening in Bangladesh worrisome.

A large number of children are being tortured in different ways among Rohingya refugees in recent times. Disabled children are being turned into drug-dealing vehicles. Even the parents of poor parents are falling prey to the traffickers. All the government's sincerity needs to be discussed in this regard.

Laura said that Mona Devi, senior program officer of Asia's National Program for the Endowment for the National Endowment for Democracy was in the process of conducting child, family, government and religious discussions in Bangladesh. In the introduction speech, he criticized the government of Bangladesh for its election and human rights situation.

United States Congress Statement Link:
https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/…/John%20Sifton-%20…

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