One of the primary sources of foreign remittance, Ready-Made Garments (RMG) is vital to Bangladesh’s economy. However, repeated instances of fire outbreak in garment factories have not only claimed lives of hundreds but also pointed out the concerned authority’s utter disregard towards moral responsibility. In recent times, the most horrific incident in the RMG sector […]
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Human rights monitoring report : March 2013
The March 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Human rights violations due to violent political situation Attacks on Hindu citizens and acts of vandalism and arson on temples Attacks at meetings and on journalists; police operation in political party office Human rights violations […]
Police shot Mohammad Shah Alam dead in Dhaka city’s Pallabi area
On December 31, 2012 at around 8:15pm, members of the Pallabi Police station shot Mohammad Shah Alam (28) dead in front of H and S Polythene factory at Plot 1/6 on Road 7, Section 7 of the Post Office Street. Shah Alam was the son of Mohammad Ali Akbar and Morjina Begum. They were residents […]
Police allegedly tortured Mohammad Sekandar Ali at Rajibpur Police Station in Kurigram district
Members of Rajibpur Police Station arrested Mohammad Sekandar Ali (37) son of late Goribullah and Mosammot Zabeda Khatun of Borai Dangi village, on September 26, 2012 at around 2:20am, from his home. They took him to the police station as a suspect in the murder of his neighbour Mansur Ali. Unidentified people killed Mansur on […]
Moni Begum, resident of Bishwa Colony area of Chittagong was allegedly tortured in custody of Sitakunda Police
Members of the Sitakunda Police Station arrested Moni Begum on July 18, 2012 at around 9:00pm from her house ‘Bonoful’ at 343/344, Block # G, Bishwa Colony, Sitakunda. Eleven days after her arrest, the police formally took Moni on remand on July 29, 2012. Her family alleged she was tortured. The mother of two, Sharmin […]
BSF detains Bangladeshi female agricultural labour Sreemoti Sharoti without charges at Gorakmondop border of Kurigram
Sreemoti Sharoti (39) is a poor female agricultural labour and the wife of Sree Atul Kumar of Gorakmondop village under Phulbari police station of Kurigram district. Sharoti worked at Dinesh Chandra Burman’s field near the border to earn a living and help Atul bear the family expenses. On November 20, 2012 at around 8:30am, Sharoti […]
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