Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Speakers at a symposium on Saturday expressed concern that rising custodial deaths and incidents of mob violence during the regime of the interim government are putting the spirit of the July Uprising at risk.

They warned that if mob violence cannot be controlled, the situation may become critical.

The symposium titled "State of Human Rights in Bangladesh: Overview" was organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) at its office in the city.

The session was chaired by Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, former head of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance.

Paying tribute to the July uprising victims, he said the country was freed from authoritarianism and fascism through their sacr...