Evaluating Position of Bangladesh to Combat ‘Adulterated Food’ Crisis in Light of Human Rights

Abstract

Right to food is one of the human rights to which people are entitled simply by virtue of being born as human beings. Though in the context of Bangladesh, 'Right to food' is only one of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' which is unenforceable in nature, but in this paper I tried to link this right with other enforceable human rights so that State cannot neglect or refuge to implement this very right. There are various dimensions of 'Right to Food' and food adulteration is one of them. Food adulteration has now become a major threat to public health and because of adulterated food people are suffering various types of health problems. In this paper I tried to sort out the approach of the government to deal with this issue and examined the efficiencies of stake-holders. I tried to sort out challenges and prospects of this issue and suggested recommendations. Lastly I concluded emphasizing on changing of approach of government by considering inclusion of the 'Right to Food' in the broader term of 'Right to life' to make this rhetoric right into a real and enforceable right. I adopted qualitative approach and used secondary sources, i.e. newspaper, articles, seminar proceedings, websites etc.