Odhikar

Tapan Das, abducted by alleged DB police from Shyampur in Dhaka

At around 8 pm on 3 August 2011 Tapan Das (40), the son of Tulsi Das and Rajoshri Das of Gowshami Road of 19/1 Nobinchondro, Shyampur was arrested by a few people who identified themselves as Detective Branch (DB) of Police from KB Road of the Mil Barrack area, Gendaria. His family informed Odhikar that since his arrest, […]

August 3, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : July 2011

The July 2011 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Fifteenth Amendment Bill 2011 passed in Parliament Hartal, mobile court and the political situation Interference in political meetings and assemblies Dhaka University Student tortured by police President’s clemency for person accused of murder Six students […]

August 1, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Three young men killed after their arrest by alleged law enforcement officers

At around 9:00 am on 31 July 2011, three men named Rajib Ullah Sorder (23), Jewel Ullah Sorder (18) and Mizanur Hossain (18) were taken away by a few people claiming to be members of law enforcement agencies, from the gate of the ‘Boro Bari’ at 44 Shorotgupta road, adjacent to the Doagonj turn in Dhaka city. After […]

July 31, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Mohammed Rafikul Islam allegedly stoned to death by the BSF at the Bamondol border of Patgram Police Station, Lalmonirhat

At around 5:00 am on 24 July, 2011 the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly killed Mohammed Rafikul Islam (35) of Ufarmara village (which is under the jurisdiction of Patgram Police Station, Lalmonirhat) by throwing stones at him. The river Saniajan flows between the ‘BS Bari BSF Camp’ and ‘Khorkhoria BSF Camp’ in India towards Bangladesh through the […]

July 24, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Mohammad Salim Uddin electrocuted at the India–Bangladesh border

Generally, barbed-wire fences are placed 200 yards inside from the Bangladesh-India border pillar. The members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guard the border on Indian Territory on the other-side of the fence. There are some border areas on which the Indian government has yet to put up barbed-wire fences. These areas have bamboo […]

July 22, 2011 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Odhikar’s statement to commemorate International Justice Day

Odhikar has been commemorating International Justice Day for many years now both on its own and as part of the International Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC). On this day, the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted by the international community to end impunity for perpetrators of the most serious crimes […]

July 17, 2011 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }