The purpose of this report on Bangladesh is to provide relevant information in view of the assessment of international protection, including refugee status and subsidiary protection. This report intends to capture a selection of the main issues relevant to international protection in the assessment of claims from Bangladeshi nationals.
The reference period of this report is 1 January 2022–15 May 2024. Events taking place after the reference period have not been included.
The first two chapters of this report offer general background information on Bangladesh, aiming to provide contextual understanding on the country’s geography and demography, as well as the state structure and general human rights issues. This is followed by a chapter outlining the functionality of the justice and security sector, and its capacity to handle certain types of crime – including trafficking in human beings, illegal money lending, violence against women, and land disputes. These subchapters should be read in conjunction with the chapters covering the general capacity and integrity of the police, the prosecution service and the courts. The chapter on the justice and security sector also contains information on informal and semi-informal mechanisms for conflict-resolution. The final chapter covers the situation of select groups and profiles of interest for this report.
This report was written by the Country of Origin Information (COI) sector of the EUAA.
The following national asylum and migration departments reviewed this report:
- France, Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA), Information, Documentation and Research Division (DIDR);
- Germany, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Country Analysis;
- Hungary, National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing;
- Norway, Landinfo, the Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre;
- The Netherlands, Ministry of Justice and Security, Office for Country Information and Language Analysis (OCILA).
This report was written according to the EUAA COI Report Methodology (2023) and the EUAA COI Writing and Referencing Style Guide (2023).
Policy
The policy implemented by the Commissioner General is based on a thorough analysis of accurate and up-to-date information on the general situation in the country of origin. This information is collated in a professional manner from various, objective sources, including the EUAA, the UNHCR, relevant international human rights organisations, non-governmental organisations, professional literature and coverage in the media. When determining policy, the Commissioner General does not only examine the COI Focuses written by Cedoca and published on this website, as these deal with just one aspect of the general situation in the country of origin. The fact that a COI Focus could be out-of-date does not mean that the policy that is being implemented by the Commissioner General is no longer up-to-date.
When assessing an application for asylum, the Commissioner General not only considers the actual situation in the country of origin at the moment of decision-making, he also takes into account the individual situation and personal circumstances of the applicant for international protection. Every asylum application is examined individually. An applicant must comprehensively demonstrate that he has a well-founded fear of persecution or that there is a clear personal risk of serious harm. He cannot, therefore, simply refer back to the general conditions in his country, but must also present concrete, credible and personal facts.
There is no policy paper for this country available on the website.