Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has expressed concerns over "human rights violations" targeting former Bangladeshi members of parliament.

In a media statement on Wednesday, the Canada-based non-governmental think-tank Global Center for Democratic Governance (GCDG) said a proposal was approved at the 216th session of the IPU Governing Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on Oct 23.

It cited "threats, acts of intimidation, arbitrary arrest and detention, inhumane conditions of confinement, and a lack of due process" against the former MPs.

In the statement, GCGD said the council expressed "firm hope that the interim authorities will take all necessary measures to ensure that candidates from all political parties, includi...