DHAKA - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the US and the European Union to consider the response from Bangladesh authorities to the recent murder of union leader Shahidul Islam when finalising current trade talks.
Islam, who was president of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation Gazipur district committee, was beaten to death on June 25, 2023, following a visit to a factory in Gazipur to secure unpaid wages for the factory’s workers. The managing director at the factory denied any connection with the attack, telling local media that the incident did not happen near the factory premises.
