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Montu and Sayed Allegedly shot and killed by RAB and Police in Kushtia

According to the family members and relatives of Sayed (24) from the village of Baniyapara and Montu Member (38) from the village of Nandiya under Sadar upazila2 of Kushtia district, they were shot and killed jointly by the officers of RAB 12, Islamic University Police Station and the Detective Branch of police [DB police] at […]

November 11, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

Human rights monitoring report : October 2008

The October 2008 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: the State of emergency and elections extrajudicial killings freedom of expression deaths in jail and custody dowry related violence acid violence India-Bangladesh border violence The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of […]

November 1, 2008 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Jahurul Islam Mithu shot to death by RAB and Police at Ataikula, Pabna

It has been alleged that Md. Jahurul Islam Mithu, 24, who was a resident of the village of Teli under Santhia Upazila1 of Pabna district, was arrested at around 7.00 pm on August 21, 2008 by RAB12 from his neighbour’s house and was later on brought near Bhulbariya Government Primary School at around 3.00 am […]

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

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 […]

October 1, 2008 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Doctor Mizanur Rahman Tutu alias Tutul shot dead by Police at Naogaon

It was alleged that at around 4.15 am on July 27, 2008, Doctor Mizanur Rahman Tutu alias Tutul (49) was shot dead by the police at the Eidgah of Dighir Para of Kaligram of Raninagar Upazila, Naogaon. Odhikar’s fact-finding mission discovered that Tutu was the head of Rajshahi-Natore- Naogaon-Chapainawabganj region of Purbo Banglar Communist Party- […]

September 27, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

BDR officers Abdul Hannan and Krishnapada Pal shot and killed by BSF at Chapainawabganj

On the night of July 17, 2008, a speedboat and an engine-run boat of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) crossed the border near Roghunathpur of Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, one and a half kilometres into Bangladesh on the Padma river shared by Bangladesh and India. At around 11.45 pm, when a patrol boat of Bangladesh Rifles […]

September 18, 2008 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }