Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has claimed that the newly-adopted fundamental changes to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ordinance 2025 have placed the commission's formation under direct bureaucratic control, erasing prospects for independence from government influence.

TIB expressed deep concern in a statement on Saturday alleging the Cabinet Secretary has been included in the Selection Committee conspiratorially, while stakeholders involved in drafting the ordinance were kept uninformed.

Furthermore, the organisation described these developments as embarrassing examples of the government's surrender to bureaucrats with anti-reform interests.

"Following the gazette notification of the Nation...