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Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy of 145 million citizens. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), assumed power in 2001 following multiparty parliamentary elections deemed to be free and fair by international and domestic observers. The civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces.



The government's human rights record remained poor, and the government continued to commit numerous serious abuses. The following human rights problems were reported:

• extrajudicial killings
• arbitrary arrest
• politically motivated violence and killings
• impunity for security forces
• physical and psychological torture
• lengthy pretrial detention
• restrictions on privacy
• violence against and restrictions on journalists
• infringement on religious freedom
• extensive government corruption
• violence against women and children
• trafficking in women and children
• limitation on workers rights

Full Report
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61705.htm

human rights? what does it mean :blue_rolleyes:

arnab wrote:human rights? what does it mean :blue_rolleyes:

Why.......don't you get any? :blue_lol;

:blue_lol; HAHAHA :blue_lol;

most corrupted country in the world. and we've had that title since 2001. i remember when Pakistan was knocked out of the most corrupted 1st postion and we took over.

are we still numero uno?

yes.

yup...
but still ''amar sonar bangla''