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Leader of the landless, S M Saifullah Lashkar allegedly killed by the police at Satkhira

On December 5, 2009, it has been alleged by the family members of the deceased that S M Saifullah Lashkar (65), resident of the village of Lashkarpara of Satkhira was murdered in a pre-planned manner by the Town Sub-Inspector (TSI) Md. Nazrul Islam of the Katiya Police Line and Shamsul Alam Sarkar, the Assistant Police […]

February 5, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Allegation of Nurujjaman being tortured to death by the Police at Pirgacha, Rangpur

At around 7.30 pm on November 5, 2009, Nazrul Islam, Sub-Inspector (SI) of the Pirgacha Police Station arrested Mohammad Nurujjaman Mia (56) from the village of Purba Chandipur, Pirgacha, in front of Mohammad Mahtab Hossain’s (35) shop at the Pirgacha Railway Station after which he took Nurujjaman to the Police Station. It was learned from […]

January 5, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Allegation of the police torturing Parvez Zakaria on bail at the Joydevpur Police Station, Gazipur

At 11.00 am on October 30, 2009, Parvez Zakaria (25) from the Uttor Chayabithi (crematorium) locality of 154/17 Gazipur Sadar Upazilla went to the Alam Auto Engineering Works at the old bus stand in Shibbari to fix his Laguna van. It has been alleged that three police officers from the Joydevpur Police Station arrested Parvez […]

December 30, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Journalist F M MasumTortured by Members of RAB-10

At 10.00 am on October 22, 2009, members of RAB-10 (Rapid Action Battalion) raided the house of Mohammad Salauddin at 167/1 South Jatrabari of Jatrabari, Dhaka to arrest a narcotics trader. During the raid, the RAB-10 members without reason arrested F M Masum (28), a journalist of the daily New Age. The RAB members tortured […]

December 22, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

The torture and death of BNP leader Orbindo Mondol Bulu in Rupsha, Khulna

At 1.00 am on September 18, 2009, the police of the Rupsha Police Station went to the home of Orbindo Mondol Bulu (47) of the village of Doba in Rupsha, Khulna to arrest him. The family members of Bulu alleged that the police, after arresting him, had killed him by strangling and beating. Khulna-BNP leader […]

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

The police breaks the hands and legs of Abul Bashar Tuhin at the Kotwali Police Station, Sylhet

At 7.30 pm on September 1, 2009, the police of the Kotwali Police Station arrested Abul Bashar Tuhin (40) from House No. 158, Bagbari Sylhet. He lived in No. 3 Nasima House in Lauai of Dokkhin Surma, Sylhet. After being tortured in custody for the whole night, he was initially admitted to the Sylhet Osmani […]

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