At 1.00 am on September 18, 2009, the police of the Rupsha Police Station went to the home of Orbindo Mondol Bulu (47) of the village of Doba in Rupsha, Khulna to arrest him. The family members of Bulu alleged that the police, after arresting him, had killed him by strangling and beating. Khulna-BNP leader […]
Human rights monitoring report : October 2009
The October 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s comment on extrajudicial killings The banning of Hizbut Tahrir Torture of a journalist under RAB custody State inflicted persecution of Lamppost members Incidents of torture in remand continue Law Minister’s comment […]
Man allegedly tortured to death in the custody of Kahalu Police Station in Bogra
On June 4, 2009, the Kahalu Police Station arrested Md. Mozam Ali Pramanik (39), the son of late Md. Solaiman and Roima, from the village of Bandai Khara under Kahalu upazila in Bogra district. After he was produced before the court, he was sent to jail pending trial. On June 15, 2009, when the police sought a […]
Allegation of a BDR member’s death due to torture at the Peelkhana
On April 16, 2009 at 3.00 am, BDR Habildar Kazi Saidur Rahman Dudu (43), son of Kazi Ahsan Ali Master from the village of Dhuliya, of Horinakundo, Jhinaidah, passed away at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Dhaka-death BDR member Peelkhana-Tortur-2009 (full text in English, PDF) [geo_mashup_map height=”200″ width=”500″ zoom=”10″ add_overview_control=”false” add_map_type_control=”false”]
Alleged death of a BDR member in custody
Md. Monir Hossain, a member of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) died on 17 March 2009 at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was a resident of Noapara village of Arai Hazar Upazila of Narayanganj district. To find the circumstances leading to Monir’s death, Odhikar carried out a fact finding mission and talked to the deceased’s […]
Human rights monitoring report : April 2009
The April 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: No trial under Army Act: try all those accused of BDR headquarters killing in open court under existing laws Deaths of BDR members during investigation process Custodial torture during investigation process Freedom of media hindered: […]
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- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
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