The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (Bengali: জাতীয় মানবাধিকার কমিশন) of Bangladesh is an autonomous public body.
National Human Rights Commission was established on 9 December 2007 by the Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
The organization was constituted under the provisions of the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance.
It was reestablished by the National Human Rights Commission Act, 2009 after the original ordinance lapsed.
[1] Then it was reconstituted in 2009 as a national advocacy institution for human rights promotion and protection.