A man named Fakir Chan (35) from the village of Mijimiji of Siddhirganj Upazila (Sub-district) in Narayanganj district was arrested from Maulvibazar by the police on April 13, 2008. The police authorities urged that while Fakir Chan was in police remand, he fell ill and was taken to the hospital on April 19, 2008 when […]
Two men shot to death by RAB at Keraniganj, Dhaka
On April 12, 2008, Anwar Hossain Anu (37) and Md. Babul (38), residents of Lalbagh, Dhaka were shot to death by RAB-10 while they were at the Shaon Washing and Dyeing factory located at the South Keraniganj Police Station. This has been alleged by the family members of the deceased. Dhaka-Men death Keraniganj-Extra judicial killing-2008 […]
17 months of emergency in Bangladesh : let the law take normal and transparent judicial course
Odhikar monitors the status of human rights situations according to the rights available in the existing Constitution of Bangladesh as well as in various international instruments. For the last 17 months, since the State of Emergency was imposed on January 11, 2007, Odhikar paid special attention to ‘Emergency’, an extraordinary measure in itself that poses […]
A Man allegedly shot to death by police at Chuadanga
At around 11.30 pm on April 4, 2008, Mohir Uddin (26) from the village of Jagonnathpur of Alamdanga, Chuadanga, was allegedly shot to death by police. However, the police have stated that Mohir Uddin was killed in a “shootout”. Chuadanga-Man shot death-Extra judicial killing-2008 (full text in English, PDF) Chuadanga-Man shot death-Extra judicial killing-2008 (full […]
Human rights monitoring report : May 2008
The May 2008 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Concern over the Indian High Commissioner’s comment on the extrajudicial killings on the border Stop mass arrests Stop putting fetters on prisoners Freedom of expression Extrajudicial killings Rape Dowry Acid violence Death in jail The report […]
A young man allegedly beaten to death by RAB at Shariatpur
Md. Afzal Khan (21), a resident of the village of Binodpur Charerkandi at Shariatpur district was arrested by a team of RAB-8 on March 18, 2008. Afzal’s family alleged that he later on fell ill due to torture by RAB and died on March 20 while receiving treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Shariatpur-Young […]
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