Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar was picked up by approximately 10 plainclothes men from the Detective Branch of Police (DB) at 10.20 pm on August 10, 2013 and taken to the DB custody in Mintoo Road, Dhaka. He was picked up in front of his house at Gulshan, after returning from a relative’s house […]
Arrest and enforced disappearance of Mohammad Anwarul Islam by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members
On April 5, 2013 at around 2:25am, members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) -5 arrested Mr. Mohammad Anwarul Islam (28) the son of Mohammad Israil and Mosammat Nurjahan Begumof Angariapara village in Chapainawabganj from house number 175 of Bil-Shimla Moholla under Rajpara Police Station in Rajshahi district. Later, when family members contacted the RAB-5 office, […]
Human rights monitoring report : July 2013
The July 2013 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Political violence Attack on students protesting against the quota system Meetings and assemblies prohibited Imposition of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Human rights violations along the border by BSF Extrajudicial killings continue […]
Police allegedly killed one at Dotterhaat of Sadar upazila and two others at Rajganj of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district
On February 28, 2013, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was awarded death penalty (by hanging till death) by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 for committing war crimes during the liberation war of 1971. In protest of this judgment, supporters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami observed ‘hartal’ (general strike) at Dotterhaat of Sadar upazila and Rajganj of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali. […]
Reply from Odhikar to the letter of the Ministry of Information regarding the fact finding report ‘Assembly of Hefazate Islam Bangladesh and Human Rights Violations’
On July 10, 2013 a letter was issued from the Ministry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka signed by the Personal Secretary, Mohammad Shahidul Huq Bhuiyan of the Honourable Minister Mr. Hasanul Haq Inu requesting a copy of the fact finding report prepared by Odhikar on the incident of […]
Temples and residences of Hindu minority attacked in Rajganj of Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali district
On February 28, 2013 the International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi with death penalty for crimes committed against humanity during the liberation war of 1971. In protest against the judgment, Jamaat-e-Islami called for hartal all over the country, which claimed five lives in brutal clashes between the police and the activists […]
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