Ain o Salish Kendra
human_rights · Dhaka
· verified (verified 2026-05-25)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Faruq Faisel (Executive Director)
- Founded
- 1986
- Regulator
- multiple
- MRA-licensed
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- Active members
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- Loan portfolio
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- Staff
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- Coverage
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Leading independent human rights and legal aid organisation; ED Faruq Faisel publicly flagging shrinking space for free expression under the interim government.
Recent activity
- 2025-11-01 research ASK reported 35 people killed in extrajudicial violence by state forces between January and October 2025, plus 28 deaths in custody. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded 1986 by nine lawyers and activists. Faruq Faisel (formerly Article 19 South Asia regional director) appointed Executive Director per Prothom Alo. Individual founder names and financial figures not verified.