March 15, 2010 Statement On March 14, 2010, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at the Jointapur frontier in Sylhet District which left 15 Bangladeshi citizens injured. The people at the border area had bound to leave their villages due to the sudden attack by the BSF. A tense situation exists all around […]
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Teenager killed by BSF at the Wahedpur border under Chapainababganj District
The people of Bishroshiay Charpaka village under Shibganj Thana, Chapainababganj are mourning the death of Shaymol Karmokar. Shaymol Karmokar (17) was the only barber in the village and with his death by the bullets of BSF on 27 January 2010; no one in the village cuts their hair or shaves in the salon any more. […]
Odhikar, New Age and RCT, Denmark jointly organised a roundtable in Dhaka and rallies in six districts
On 10 December 2009, Odhikar and New Age, an English language national daily newspaper, jointly organised a roundtable on “Extra-judicial Killings and the Rule of Law” at Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The red-letter day was observed under the project ‘Human Rights Defenders Training and Advocacy Programme […]
Mamun from Meherpur District allegedly shot to death under the cover of ‘shoot-out’ by police at Doulatpur in Kushtia District
Mohammad Mamun-Ar-Rashid (37), a resident of the village of Akubpur under the Gangni upazila in Meherpur district, was allegedly shot to death by police at Khalishakundi under the Doulatpur upazila in Kushtia district. Family members of the victim and witnesses claimed that a team of police from Kushtia arrested Rashid at Akubpur at around 4pm […]
Human rights report 2009 : Odhikar report on Bangladesh
The human rights agenda never seems to be a very big issue with the Bangladeshi government. Despite the multitude of human rights abuses and deprivations of guaranteed rights, each and every regime in Bangladesh has carried out its term in blissful ignorance, denial or suppression. 2009 has not been an exception, despite the present government emerging after a […]
Police bullets leave three dead at Nippon Garments of Tongi, Gazipur
The workers of the Nippon Garments Industries Ltd of Ouchpara Tongi of Gazipur came to work at their factory on October 31, 2009 at 8.00 am. Seeing a notice issuing the shut down of the factory, prompted the workers to go inside to speak with the factory owning authority. They were prevented from doing this […]
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