Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the need to ensure the protection of environmental human rights defenders and bring their safety under a legal framework.

"Environmental defenders around the world are facing killings and violence, an issue that the United Nations has highlighted as highly significant and Bangladesh law should also reflect this concern," she at the National Consultation on the Draft National Human Rights Commission Ordinance, 2025at a hotel in Dhaka.

.Rizwana said while proposed National Human Rights Commission Ordinance, 2025 is a well-drafted and comprehensive piece of legislation encompassing investigation, recommendation, compensation, training, arbitration, and mediation...