On February 19, 2012 at around 5.00 pm the police of Kafrul Police Station arrested Faruq Hossain Kamal (37) from the Shimultola turning of Boubazar area at North Kafrul. Faruq Hossain Kamal was the son of late Zamal Haque and late Safura Begum and a resident of 591, North Kafrul in Dhaka Metropolitan City. Police […]
Mahfuzur Rahman was allegedly tortured for three months and four days after he disappeared and Noyon was interrogated in DB police custody for seven days
Mahfuzur Rahman (32) is the son of Abu Bokor Siddiq and Motiful Begum from Shampur village of Gaibandha district. At around 12.30 pm on February 18, 2012, Mahfuzur Rahman was allegedly arrested by Dhaka Detective Branch of Police (DB) and his whereabouts unknown. Nur Mohammad Noyon, nephew of Mahfuzur, was also confined and interrogated for […]
The death of Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, allegedly caused by BSF torture near the number 288 pillar of the border in Hakimpur of Dinajpur district
On the night of February 14th 2012 at around 3.30 am, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (32), son of Mohammad Mujibur Rahman and Mosammot Golsheyara Begum of West Khodaipur village, Nawabganj Thana, Dinajpur district was tortured near the border pillar number 288 at Aboiter in Hili Thana, Gangarampur district of India by the Border Security Force (BSF) […]
Shahinur Begum allegedly killed over dowry demands
Shahinur Begum (19) was the daughter of Kalu Miah Prodhan of Baghaiakandi village of Gojaria thana in Munshiganj district. On May 20, 2011, Shahinur got married to Humayun Kabir Raju (25), son of Mohammad Badshah Miah from Lokkhipur village and soon after the marriage, Raju started demanding dowry. According to Shahinur’s family, at around 2.30 pm of February […]
The death of Mohammad Saiful Islam allegedly caused by BSF firing at Birampur border of Dinajpur District
On 3rd February 2012 at around 3 am, Mohammad Saiful Islam (25) son of Mohammad Nobitullah and Rowshon Ara Begum of Chaturpur village was killed by Border Security Force of India (BSF) shooting near the number 291 main pillar at Bhaigar border, Birampur police station, under Dinajpur district, claimed by his family. fact-finding-Border-Mohammad Saiful Islam-Birampur-2012 (full […]
The killing of Limon Chhoiyal and Abul Hossain and attack on others in alleged police firing at a mass procession of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Chandpur
On January 29, 2012 activists of Bangladesh Shwechhashebok Dal, Krishak Dal and activists of other BNP supported parties began a mass procession1 in Chandpur city in order to realise their political programme. There is an allegation that the police, on orders from the government, opened fire at the procession, killing two people and injuring many others. One of […]
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