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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 anĀ Indian prison, about six weeks ago where he had […]

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

Allegation of the police torturing Parvez Zakaria on bail at the Joydevpur Police Station, Gazipur

At 11.00 am on October 30, 2009, Parvez Zakaria (25) from the Uttor Chayabithi (crematorium) locality of 154/17 Gazipur Sadar Upazilla went to the Alam Auto Engineering Works at the old bus stand in Shibbari to fix his Laguna van. It has been alleged that three police officers from the Joydevpur Police Station arrested Parvez […]

December 30, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Journalist F M MasumTortured by Members of RAB-10

At 10.00 am on October 22, 2009, members of RAB-10 (Rapid Action Battalion) raided the house of Mohammad Salauddin at 167/1 South Jatrabari of Jatrabari, Dhaka to arrest a narcotics trader. During the raid, the RAB-10 members without reason arrested F M Masum (28), a journalist of the daily New Age. The RAB members tortured […]

December 22, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed

Human rights monitoring report : November 2009

The November 2009 monthly human rights monitoring report describes the human rights situation in Bangladesh, specifically describing the following areas: Transparency and accountability must be ensured in the trial of the BDR Jawans to maintain human rights and political stability Increase in remand and torture may undermine the role of the judiciary to ensure human […]

December 1, 2009 | Read full story | Comments are closed