International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its annual report on January 13 said that the ruling Awami League (AL) Government dismissed concerns expressed by the United Nations (UN), donors, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in 2021 over extrajudicial killings, torture, and enforced disappearances, reports New Age. In the Bangladesh chapter of its 752-page world report 2022, the New York-based rights group said that the authorities in Bangladesh cracked down on activists, journalists, and even children, who criticised the government or its response to the Covid19 pandemic.