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Abdul Mukit allegedly tortured to death by police in Noakhali

On September 11, 2008 Police from Sudharam Police Station in Noakhali arrested Abdul Mukit (20) from Fatehpur village in Noakhali Sadar Upazila. The court sent him to jail the next day and on September 13, 2008. Mukit died in Noakhali General Hospital while under the custody of the Jail Police. His family alleged that Mukit […]

November 13, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 4 }

An Awami League leader killed by police at Mirpur, Kushtia

It has been alleged that Anwar Hossain (25), a resident of the village of Katdohochor of Mirpur in Kushtia was shot and killed by the police of Mirpur Police Station in a brick field in the village of Housepur at around 12.25 am on June 28, 2008. It was unearthed through fact-finding that at around […]

August 28, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Abdul Mazid from Raninagar in Naogaon shot dead by police

Abdul Mazid (25) from the village of Bhatkoi under Raninagar Upazila in Naogaon district left home at around 7.00 am on June 12, 2008 to appear before the court. However, he did not return home that day. When Mazid’s wife enquired about her husband at the Raninagar Police Station, she was told that the police […]

August 13, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Shirajul, father of a victim of manpower agents killed by police beating in Cox’s Bazar

The family of Md. Shirajul Islam (45), a resident of the village of Villager Para at Chakaria Upazila in the Cox’s Bazar district, alleged that he was killed by brutal police beating on May 14, 2008. The allegation of beating was corroborated by a witness to the incident. The police authorities also confirmed that the […]

July 14, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Nurnabi of Feni was injured by police beating

A man named Nurnabi (27) from the village of Dakshmin-Purba Char Chandia (south-east Char Chandia) under the Sonagazi Upazila of Feni district alleged that he was called by a police officer of the Sonagazi Police Station at around at 5.30 pm on May 2, 2008 and injured him by beating in the police station. The […]

July 2, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Akash and Tikka shot and killed by RAB at Khoksha, Kushtia

It was learned from the accounts of witnesses and the RAB that Golam Hossain Akash (35) from the village of West Bishoikhali of Jhenaidah district was arrested at around 2.00 am on June 18, 2008 by RAB-6 of Khulna and RAB 12 of Kushtia from the village of Udibari of Kushtia. On the other hand, […]

June 27, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }