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Odhikar’s anti-torture project cancelled again

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) issued an urgent alert to receive the information that the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Bangladesh government released its decision to cancel Odhikar’s anti-torture project for the second time. Odhikar project cancelled-Urgent appeal-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

February 20, 2010 | Read full story | Comments { 0 }

A Bangladeshi rickshaw van puller was killed by the BSF at the Tentulia Kazipara border under Panchagar District

Farid Hossain (28), a rickshaw van puller, lived in the village of Sharialjot under Tentulia Upazila in Panchagar District. He had a wife, two children, mother, father and a grandfather. He also had one brother. He had been asked by a local resident Zahir, a cattle trader, to cross the Indian border and fetch cattle […]

February 6, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report: January 2010

The January 2010 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically covering the following areas and cases: Issue of human rights violations at the border not brought up during the Prime Minister’s visit to India Bangladesh deprived of its deserved share of water; the Mujib-Indira Agreement yet to be established […]

February 1, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

A Bangladeshi farmer tortured by BSF in Putkhali border, Jessore

Motiar Rahman (28), a farmer of the Kadamtola village under Benapole Police Station went to cut grass for his cows on 25 January 2010 at 7.30 am in a field near the border area. After 15 minutes, two BSF men came and arrested him on the accusation of intruding into India. They blindfolded Motiar and […]

January 25, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Two Bangladeshis tortured by the BSF at the Putkhali border, Benapole under Jessore District

Kamrul Islam (38), a fisherman, from Shibnathpur Boroputa village and Aktarul (17), from Putkhali village in Benapole were tortured by the BSF while returning from India on 23 January 2010. They were returning to Bangladesh from India with cows at 4.30 am through the Putkhali border in a group of four. Every one in the […]

January 23, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed

A Bangladeshi citizen was killed by BSF at the Kazipur Border in Gangi, Meherpur

Shahidul Islam, a 37-year-old Bangladeshi was killed by the BSF shooting along the Kazipur border in Meherpur district at some time between the evening of January 14 and morning of 15 January 2010. Kamala Khatun, wife of Shahidul Islam, told Odhikar that Shahidul was released from an Indian prison, about six weeks ago where he had […]

January 14, 2010 | Read full story | Comments are closed