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Allegation of a shrimp merchant being shot to death at Tala, Shatkhira

At around 7.30 pm on August 18, 2009, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman Gazi (32) from the village of Shahapur, Tala was arrested by the police of the Shatkhira Police Station from the house of Advocate Shabuj at Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Road. It has been alleged by the family of the victim that the police took Lutfor […]

October 18, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

BNP Leader Shipu abducted and killed in Mohammadpur, Dhaka

At around 11.00pm on June 18, 2009, Manjur Morshed Shipu (41), son of late Abul Hossain and the owner of house 24/8, Bijli Maholla, Block ‘F’ of Mohammadpur Joint Quarters, under the Mohammadpur Police Station, was abducted by 7-8 people at the gate of his rented house located on road number 1 in the Mohammadia […]

August 18, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Sayeedur Rahman Sayeed killed in a ‘gunfight’ with RAB and Police at Alamdanga, Chuadanga

On May 8, 2009, Sayeedur Rahman Sayeed (28) from the village of Khashkorra in Alamdanga, Chuadanga was arrested by Police Officers of the Islamic University Police Station, Kushtia, at Ujangram Bazaar. He was handed over to the authorities of the RAB-6 Camp. On the same day it was alleged by the family members of Sayeed […]

July 8, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

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

Alleged death of a BDR member in custody

Md. Monir Hossain, a member of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) died on 17 March 2009 at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was a resident of Noapara village of Arai Hazar Upazila of Narayanganj district. To find the circumstances leading to Monir’s death, Odhikar carried out a fact finding mission and talked to the deceased’s […]

May 17, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Death of Upazilla Porishod (UP) Chairman Abu Zafor Molla in Ujirpur Upazilla in Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police encounter

On 27th December 2008, at around 1:30 in the morning, Chairman of Shatla Union Abu Zafor Molla (50) of South Shatla village of Ujirpur upazilla, Parvez Bali (36), Boni Amin Bali (30) and Manik Biswas (35) were caught by the public from near Labanshara Halima Khatun Senior Mohila Madrasa of Banaripara upazilla of Barisal District. […]

February 26, 2009 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }