The May 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Extrajudicial killing Allegations of death in Police custody Whereabouts of a wood merchant unknown after arrest by RAB Continuance of political violence Attack on journalists Government Blocks Facebook Allegations of a Boro leader being handed […]
Tag Archives | Death in custody/Torture to death
Death of motor mechanic Rabiul Islam Khokon, due to torture inflicted while in custody at Chatkhil Police Station under Noakhali District
Rabiul Islam Khokon (23), a Mechanic in Majjatpara village in Chatkhila, Noakhali, was taken into remand on the 12th of May, 2010 at 1.00 am in the morning. His parents Md. Shahjahan and Rawshan Akhter accused Sub-Inspector Abdul Mannan of having tortured their son in remand. Khokon was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on […]
Mohammad Manik allegedly died in the custody of Kotwali police in Chittagong
On 11 May 2010 at around 7.00 a.m, Mohammad Manik (38), a night guard of Anjuman Residential Hotel of Reazuddin Bazar, 116 Station Road, under the Chittagong City Corporation, died in the Kotwali police station of Chittagong, while he was in custody of the police. The family alleged that Sub Inspector Yunus Mia arrested Manik […]
Md. Zakir Hossain allegedly tortured to death in Ramna Model Police Station custody
On March 4, 2010 at around 12.05 pm, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner of the Detective Branch, Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman arrested Md. Zakir Hossain (42) from his rented house at Shahidnagar residential area in Fatulla under Narayanganj district. Zakir Hossain was taken on 2 days remand by DBÂ police. He was sent to Court on March 8, […]
Leader of the landless, S M Saifullah Lashkar allegedly killed by the police at Satkhira
On December 5, 2009, it has been alleged by the family members of the deceased that S M Saifullah Lashkar (65), resident of the village of Lashkarpara of Satkhira was murdered in a pre-planned manner by the Town Sub-Inspector (TSI) Md. Nazrul Islam of the Katiya Police Line and Shamsul Alam Sarkar, the Assistant Police […]
A rickshaw van puller killed by the BSF at the Putkhali border under Jessore District
Abdul Jalil (43) who was a rickshaw van puller and a day-labourer also used to work for the cattle traders. According to the eye-witness, Ahmed Ali, on 23 January 2010 at night he along with Jalil, Ashadul and Nuruddin started their journey towards India by boat. They crossed the Ichamoti river and reached the Indian […]
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