Odhikar

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

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

BSF killed a 13-year boy and injured another teenager at the Sundrail border under Naogaon District

The event took place on 13 March 2009 at 12.30 noon in the Sonadanga and Horitokidanga villages of Naogaon when the BSF opened fire on some young Bangladeshi boys. A BSF soldier had an argument with a boy fishing in the Dolakhari Lake situated 20 yards from the 248/1/R international pillar between India and Bangladesh. […]

May 13, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : April 2009

The April 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: No trial under Army Act: try all those accused of BDR headquarters killing in open court under existing laws Deaths of BDR members during investigation process Custodial torture during investigation process Freedom of media hindered: […]

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

BDR member Ashraful Alam died at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters while under custody

Ashraful Alam (36) was a soldier of 13 Rifles Battalion of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). He was the son of Molla Mohammad Amir Hossain and Mosammat Anowara Begum of the Ambari area of Burimari village under Patgram thana of Lalmonirhat district. He was arrested from BDR Head Quarters at Pilkhana, Dhaka on February 25, 2009 after […]

April 12, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : January-March 2009

The January-March 2010 three-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Try Pilkhana killings in an open court under existing laws Deaths of BDR members in custody Interference in freedom of thought and expression hinders Constitutional guarantees Government imposed censorship on websites Imposition of strict conditions […]

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