DHAKA: Bangladeshi lawyer Adilur Rahman Khan has been conferred with the International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award 2014 for his outstanding contribution to rights movements.

The IBA declared the award on Friday, said a press release published by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

However, the AHRC also congratulated its partner, Adilur Rahman Khan, for one more award for his struggles against all social odds.

Adilur Rahman Khan, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, is also the founder and secretary of a Bangladeshi human rights organization, ‘Odikhar’.

He received the award from IBA president Michael Reynolds at the Rule of Law Symposium in Tokyo on Saturday.

BDST: 1722 HRS, OCT 26, 2014