Rights group condemns killing of lawyer by 'organised mob' in Bangladesh

Paris, Jan 2 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned the brutal killing of a lawyer in Bangladesh by an "organised mob", warning that the incident reflects a broader pattern of violence targeting legal professionals across the country.

In its statement, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) stated 35-year-old Nayem Kibria, a pro–Awami League lawyer and a practising member of the Pabna District Judge Court, had travelled to Dhaka to seek bail from the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in a “false, politically motivated, and fabricated case” filed against him in connection with the “so-called” anti-discrimination movement of 2024.