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Ratan died of torture by RAB and Police at Mirpur

On 6 November 2008, at around 6.00 pm members of RAB-4 arrested Ratan (27) from Green Life Pharma, 2/E, Avenue 1/1, Mirpur-1. He was handed over to the Mirpur Model Police Station at around 11.55 pm. On 7 November, he became sick on his way to the court. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College […]

December 25, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Abdul Mukit allegedly tortured to death by police in Noakhali

On September 11, 2008 Police from Sudharam Police Station in Noakhali arrested Abdul Mukit (20) from Fatehpur village in Noakhali Sadar Upazila. The court sent him to jail the next day and on September 13, 2008. Mukit died in Noakhali General Hospital while under the custody of the Jail Police. His family alleged that Mukit […]

November 13, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 4 }

Montu and Sayed Allegedly shot and killed by RAB and Police in Kushtia

According to the family members and relatives of Sayed (24) from the village of Baniyapara and Montu Member (38) from the village of Nandiya under Sadar upazila2 of Kushtia district, they were shot and killed jointly by the officers of RAB 12, Islamic University Police Station and the Detective Branch of police [DB police] at […]

November 11, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Jahurul Islam Mithu shot to death by RAB and Police at Ataikula, Pabna

It has been alleged that Md. Jahurul Islam Mithu, 24, who was a resident of the village of Teli under Santhia Upazila1 of Pabna district, was arrested at around 7.00 pm on August 21, 2008 by RAB12 from his neighbour’s house and was later on brought near Bhulbariya Government Primary School at around 3.00 am […]

October 21, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Afsar Uddin Alias Afsu allegedly tortured to death by RAB in Munshiganj

It was learnt from eyewitnesses that between 11.00 am and 12.30 pm on October 19, 2008, several officers from RAB 11 arrested Afsar Uddin alias Afsu (37) and Shumon (19) residents of Noyagaon, Munshiganj from Noyagaon. The RAB officers held them in custody at the place of the incident till 4.00 pm and severely beat […]

October 20, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Doctor Mizanur Rahman Tutu alias Tutul shot dead by Police at Naogaon

It was alleged that at around 4.15 am on July 27, 2008, Doctor Mizanur Rahman Tutu alias Tutul (49) was shot dead by the police at the Eidgah of Dighir Para of Kaligram of Raninagar Upazila, Naogaon. Odhikar’s fact-finding mission discovered that Tutu was the head of Rajshahi-Natore- Naogaon-Chapainawabganj region of Purbo Banglar Communist Party- […]

September 27, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }