On April 12, 2011, Belal Hossain (9), son of Golam Sarwar and Shahinur Begum, residents of Khalpar road, Mistripara, compelled by hunger, allegedly stole 5/6 pieces of metal rod from the Nirala Alkatra (tar) Mill of Khulna city, in order to be able to buy food. The members of the Metropolitan Police arrested him on this allegation. The police […]
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Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, student of Dhaka University, was allegedly tortured by police
At around 12.00 pm, on March 6, 2011, Mohammad Rahmat Ullah (20), a First Year student of the Islamic Studies Department, University of Dhaka, was arrested by the police forces of Shahabag Police Station, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, after a large protest rally brought out by students of Dhaka University. The family of Rahmat Ullah alleged that after being […]
Kazi Mohammad Imtiaz Hossain Abir was allegedly shot dead by police at Pollobi in Dhaka
Kazi Mohammad Imtiaz Hossain Abir (16), son of Kazi Golam Faruk, was a resident of Rupnagar residential area at Pollobi in Dhaka. At around 8:30pm on January 10, 2011, he was killed by the police forces of Pollobi Police Station. It was alleged by the family members of Abir that he was shot dead by the police at […]
Bangladesh : criminal justice through the prism of capital punishment and the fight against terrorism
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) fact-finding mission’s mandate was to enquire on the death penalty and the administration of criminal justice in Bangladesh, with a focus on people convicted for so-called terrorist offences. The principal objective was to assess the respect of the fair trial guarantees, in particular the prohibition of torture, in capital cases. The mission […]
Mohammad Idris Ali of Chittagong metropolitan, killed allegedly as a result of torture inflicted upon him at Baizid Bostami police station lockup and in the central jail
Mohammad. Idris Ali (35) of Burma Colony, Baizid Bostami, Chittagong metropolitan, died at 6:10 am on the morning of 26th September, 2010, while receiving treatment in ward number 13 of Chittagong Medical College Hospital. He was the son of Noor-Jahan Begum and deceased Nazrul Islam. As per the allegations of his family, it is thought […]
Update on Mahmudur Rahmans bail applications
On July 12, 2010 a Division Bench of The High Court Division comprising of Justice Dastagir Hossain and Justice A.K.M.Zahirul Huq granted bail to Mahmudur Rahman, Acting Editor of the Daily Amar Desh in four cases namely Tejgaon Police Station Case No. 2(6) 2010, Kotwali Police Station Case No. 5(6)2010, Uttara Police Station Case No.43 […]
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