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Death of a young man in RAB and Police encounter in Defolbari village of Jhenaidaha Sadar Upazilla

On the 27th of April 2009, Md. Siddik Mondol (30), son of Late Motaleb Mondol and Noorjahan Begum of Defolbari village of Jhenaidaha Sadar Upazilla was killed in an encounter by RAB-6 and the police of Jhenaidaha Sadar police station. The family complained that Siddik was arrested in the evening from the Holidhani Bazar and […]

June 27, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BSF Beat a Bangladeshi Citizen to Death and Raped His Wife

At 2.00 am on April 23, 2009, Rabindranath Mondol (45) and his wife Kollani Rani Mondol (38) from the village of Bolabari, of Ashashuni, Shatkhira were arrested by BSF Officers from India’s Ghojadanga Camp as they were returning to Shatkhira from India along Main Pillar Number 4. The BSF Officers beat Rabindranath to death and […]

June 23, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Man allegedly tortured to death in the custody of Kahalu Police Station in Bogra

On June 4, 2009, the Kahalu Police Station arrested Md. Mozam Ali Pramanik (39), the son of late Md. Solaiman and Roima, from the village of Bandai Khara under Kahalu upazila in Bogra district. After he was produced before the court, he was sent to jail pending trial. On June 15, 2009, when the police sought a […]

June 16, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Allegation of a BDR member’s death due to torture at the Peelkhana

On April 16, 2009 at 3.00 am, BDR Habildar Kazi Saidur Rahman Dudu (43), son of Kazi Ahsan Ali Master from the village of Dhuliya, of Horinakundo, Jhinaidah, passed away at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Dhaka-death BDR member Peelkhana-Tortur-2009 (full text in English, PDF) [geo_mashup_map height=”200″ width=”500″ zoom=”10″ add_overview_control=”false” add_map_type_control=”false”]

June 16, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : May 2009

The May 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing continues despite government assurance Concern over arrests and impediments on political activity ‘Unnatural deaths’ of migrant workers Protest against torture on BDR members Mass arrest even after general amnesty Questions regarding the list […]

June 1, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Three Bangladeshi Men Tortured at the Hands of BSF at the Boikari Border, Shatkhira

At 8.00 am on March 21, 2009, Md. Sultan Hossain Dhabok (20), Bokul Hossain Dhabok (19) and Alamgir Hossain Dhabok (18) from the village of Choyghoriya of the Boikari Union, Shatkhira, went to the neighbouring Khoitola field near ‘zero point’ at the Boikari border to cut grass. At around 11.00 am, BSF Officers from India’s […]

May 21, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed