The Caretaker Government was constituted under the provisions of the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, proclaimed State of Emergency on 11 January 2007 purportedly under Article 141 A of the Constitution, in the absence of the Parliament and obviously without satisfying constitutional requirement ‘for its validity the prior counter signature of the Prime Minister. Odhikar has, […]
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Human rights monitoring report : January-June 2008
The human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the first six months of 2008, specifically describing the following areas: Prison laws applied selectively Extrajudicial killings Death in jail Freedom of expression Violence against women India-Bangladesh border violence The report closes with statistics on violations and a list of 6 recommendations […]
Akash and Tikka shot and killed by RAB at Khoksha, Kushtia
It was learned from the accounts of witnesses and the RAB that Golam Hossain Akash (35) from the village of West Bishoikhali of Jhenaidah district was arrested at around 2.00 am on June 18, 2008 by RAB-6 of Khulna and RAB 12 of Kushtia from the village of Udibari of Kushtia. On the other hand, […]
A man shot dead by police at Mirpur in Kushtia
According to the witnesses, in the afternoon on April 18, Abbas (40) was picked up from Alamdanga by the police of the Uslampur Police Camp under the Alamdanga Police Station. Abbas’s family alleged that he was shot and killed by the police from the Mirpur Police Station of Kushtia district at night on the same […]
Two men shot to death by RAB at Keraniganj, Dhaka
On April 12, 2008, Anwar Hossain Anu (37) and Md. Babul (38), residents of Lalbagh, Dhaka were shot to death by RAB-10 while they were at the Shaon Washing and Dyeing factory located at the South Keraniganj Police Station. This has been alleged by the family members of the deceased. Dhaka-Men death Keraniganj-Extra judicial killing-2008 […]
A Man allegedly shot to death by police at Chuadanga
At around 11.30 pm on April 4, 2008, Mohir Uddin (26) from the village of Jagonnathpur of Alamdanga, Chuadanga, was allegedly shot to death by police. However, the police have stated that Mohir Uddin was killed in a “shootout”. Chuadanga-Man shot death-Extra judicial killing-2008 (full text in English, PDF) Chuadanga-Man shot death-Extra judicial killing-2008 (full […]
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