Monthly Report
Monthly Human Rights Situation Report January 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION REPORT
BANGLADESH · JANUARY 2026
An infographic summary of HRSS's monthly monitoring data for January 2026
AT A GLANCE — JANUARY 2026
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30 Rape Cases (Total) |
4 Extra-judicial Killings |
20 Attacks on Journalists |
27 Killed in Child Rights Violations |
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17 Killed in Public Lynching |
1 Killed at the Border |
0 Killed for Dowry |
342 Political Arrests |
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1 Arrests under DSA / CSA / CSO |
0 Enforced Disappearances |
8 Killed in Political Violence |
0 Attacks on Minorities |
POLITICAL & ELECTION VIOLENCE
Political Violence
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26 External-conflict Incidents |
172 Injured (External Conflict) |
0 Killed (External Conflict) |
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13 Internal-conflict Incidents |
143 Injured (Internal Conflict) |
4 Killed (Internal Conflict) |
Election Violence
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61 External-conflict Incidents |
575 Injured (External Conflict) |
1 Killed (External Conflict) |
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40 Internal-conflict Incidents |
334 Injured (Internal Conflict) |
3 Killed (Internal Conflict) |
Property Attacks Linked to Election Violence — 33 incidents
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2 Houses Attacked |
10 Business/Property Damaged |
23 Party/Election Offices Damaged |
Clash Between Law Enforcement & Political Parties
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1 Incidents |
1 Injured |
Political Arrests & Cases
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Party |
Arrested |
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Awami League |
288 |
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BNP |
48 |
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Jamaat-e-Islami |
6 |
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TOTAL |
342 |
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169 Total Political-arrest Incidents |
1,955 Arrested in Raids |
18 Political Cases Filed
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1,050 Named/Identified Accused |
3,160 Unidentified Accused |
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PRESS FREEDOM & CIVIC SPACE
Attacks on Journalists — 20 incidents
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34 Injured |
14 Assaulted |
5 Threatened |
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1 Killed |
2 Cases Filed (3 accused) |
1 Case Filed under Cyber Security Act |
Digital Security / Cyber Security Act
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5 Incidents |
5 Cases Filed |
5 Accused |
1 Arrested |
Obstruction of Assembly — 3 incidents
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31 Injured |
3 Obstructed by Police / Clash |
0 Obstructed by Ruling Party |
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING, CUSTODY DEATHS & MOB VIOLENCE
Extra-judicial Killing
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4 incidents |
1 Shot to Death |
3 Torture to Death |
0 Custodial Death |
Death in Prison
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6 Convicted Prisoners |
9 Undertrial Prisoners |
Public Lynching — 21 incidents
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17 Killed |
12 Injured |
Torture & Shooting by Law Enforcement Agencies — 7 incidents
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69 Injured |
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN
Rape & Sexual Violence
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30 Total Rape Cases |
11 Child Rape |
13 Gang Rape |
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9 Attempted Rape |
1 Killed After Rape |
38 Sexual Harassment |
Dowry & Family-feud Related Violence
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Type |
Killed |
Tortured |
Suicide |
Incidents |
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Dowry-related Violence |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
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Family-feud Violence |
44 |
24 |
24 |
92 |
Child Rights Violations — 30 incidents
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19 Children Killed |
12 Children Injured |
11 Child Rape Victims |
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8 Child Sexual-harassment Victims |
27 Killed (Overall Child Rights Violence) |
31 Injured (Overall Child Rights Violence) |
LABOUR RIGHTS & ETHNIC PEOPLES' RIGHTS
Labour Rights — 29 incidents
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274 Injured |
6 Killed |
14 Deaths (Workplace/Other) |
Ethnic Peoples' Rights — 2 incidents
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0 Killed |
11 Injured |
0 Rape Cases |
BORDER INCIDENTS, MINORITY ATTACKS & CAMPUS VIOLENCE
Border Disputes
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Force |
Incidents |
Killed |
Injured |
Shot |
Arrested |
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BSF (India) |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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BGP (Myanmar) |
4 |
- |
5 |
4 |
0 |
Campus Violence
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1 External-conflict Incident |
1 Internal-conflict Incidents (8 injured) |
3 Students Permanently Rusticated |
2 Sexual-harassment Cases on Campus |
Rohingya Crisis
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1 Deaths (Internal Conflict/Other) |
1 Deaths (Unnatural Incidents) |
10 Injured (Unnatural Incidents) |
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50 Houses Damaged |
53 Rohingya Arrivals into Bangladesh |
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This infographic summarizes January 2026 figures from HRSS's internal monthly human rights monitoring database. Figures reflect data recorded as of the time of compilation and may be revised as verification continues.