Bangladesh: New laws reverse human rights protections, empower abusers, says Human Rights Watch

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): Three laws approved in September 2026 by the Bangladeshi parliament have reversed human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) commitments to reform, Human Rights Watch has said. The legislation removes safeguards created by the interim government, which ruled Bangladesh between August 2024 and February 2026, reducing prote