At 8.00 am on March 21, 2009, Md. Sultan Hossain Dhabok (20), Bokul Hossain Dhabok (19) and Alamgir Hossain Dhabok (18) from the village of Choyghoriya of the Boikari Union, Shatkhira, went to the neighbouring Khoitola field near ‘zero point’ at the Boikari border to cut grass. At around 11.00 am, BSF Officers from India’s […]
Tag Archives | Border violence/killings
BSF killed a 13-year boy and injured another teenager at the Sundrail border under Naogaon District
The event took place on 13 March 2009 at 12.30 noon in the Sonadanga and Horitokidanga villages of Naogaon when the BSF opened fire on some young Bangladeshi boys. A BSF soldier had an argument with a boy fishing in the Dolakhari Lake situated 20 yards from the 248/1/R international pillar between India and Bangladesh. […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-March 2009
The January-March 2010 three-monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Try Pilkhana killings in an open court under existing laws Deaths of BDR members in custody Interference in freedom of thought and expression hinders Constitutional guarantees Government imposed censorship on websites Imposition of strict conditions […]
Two Bangladeshis were subjected to torture by Border Security Force (BSF) at the Kolarowa border of Satkhira district
Between 1.00 and 4.00 am on January 28, 2009, Alamgir Hossain (20), son of Abdul Aziz from the village of Keragachi, of Kolarowa, Satkhira, and Puto Hossain Pintu (16), son of Abdur Rashid, were bringing cattle from India. As they were crossing a field named Tarali inside India, they were arrested by BSF members. After […]
Trespass of BSF member through Panchagarh border line : 3 Bangladeshi citizens killed and 1 Injured by bullet shots
On the 16th of November 2008, at around 9:15 at night, a BSF member from Nayabari’s BOP of India, illegally entered into 200 yards of Bangladesh territory through the southern region of Moyna Kuri village in Tetulia upazilla of Panchagarh, between main border pillar no. 434 and sub-pillar 5 and main pillar no. 435. The […]
Human rights monitoring report : January-September 2008
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first nine months of 2008, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killings Freedom of expression Freedom of assembly Death in jail and custody Violence against women India- Bangladesh border violence Violations of workers rights The report closes with statistics on violations […]
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