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Soldier Al Masum allegedly tortured after the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny

Al Masum is the eldest of five children of Motahar Hossain and Razia Begum of Dohorpara village, Kotalipara Thana of Gopalgonj district. He was a soldier of the 24 Battalion of BDR. His family alleged that he was arrested in March 2009 and subsequently tortured due to the incident of BDR mutiny at Pilkhana, Dhaka. At […]

March 7, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Yasin Hossain, a painter commissioned by the BDR, died due to lack of proper medical treatment and for keeping him in degrading atmosphere

On 26 February, 2009, Yasin Hossain (50) was arrested by Army, while unwell, from Pilkhana and admitted to the National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology Hospital. His family alleged that on 7 April, 2009 at 8.30 in the morning, he died due to lack of proper medical treatment and keeping him in degrading atmosphere. Yasin Hossain was […]

February 26, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Three persons including a BDR personnel injured during shooting by BSF at the Birampur border of Dinajpur

Three persons including a BDR personnel injured during shooting by BSF at the Birampur border of Dinajpur On January 29, 2008, three persons, Md. Tofajjal Hossain Tofa (25), Md. Nurul Islam (45) and BDR officer Latukhan were injured after being fired upon by the BSF at the Kochpara border located between South Damodorpur of Birampur, […]

March 29, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

A man allegedly killed by BDR at Feni

Md. Kamal Uddin (28), son of late Latu Miah, who was a resident of the village North Birinchi under Ward No. 5 of Feni Pouroshobha, was arrested by Taskforce during its anti narcotics drive on January 20, 2008. It has been alleged by Kamal’s family that due to immense beatings by the BDR personnel following […]

March 21, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }