On 26 February, 2009, Yasin Hossain (50) was arrested by Army, while unwell, from Pilkhana and admitted to the National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology Hospital. His family alleged that on 7 April, 2009 at 8.30 in the morning, he died due to lack of proper medical treatment and keeping him in degrading atmosphere. Yasin Hossain was […]
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Allegations of Habib being tortured to death by the Police at Chandgaon, Chittagong
It was unearthed through fact-finding that Md. Habib (18) and Arif (20) were arrested by a group of Police Officers led by SI Md. Rafique in the Chandgaon Police Station in the Chittagong municipality’s Badamtol area at 3.45 am on January 28, 2009. Following the arrest, Md. Habib and Arif were taken to the Police Station. The […]
Human rights report 2008 : Odhikar report on Bangladesh
The Human Rights Report 2008 is one of the reports that Odhikar brings out at the beginning of a new year, consolidating and compiling its various reports published over the preceding year. Odhikar focuses on host of rights guaranteed under international human rights instruments and those protected by the Constitution of Bangladesh. It monitors violations of the right to […]
A rickshaw-van driver allegedly shot dead by Kushtia Sadar Police
At around 3:30 pm on January 4, 2009, Touhidul Islam Touhid (27) from the village of Shostipur, Kushtia, was arrested at Shenerchatal in the village of Bottoil by police from Kushtia Sadar Police Station. Touhid’s family alleged that Touhid was shot and killed by the police near Boriya graveyard in the village of Boriya at […]
Abdul Mukit allegedly tortured to death by police in Noakhali
On September 11, 2008 Police from Sudharam Police Station in Noakhali arrested Abdul Mukit (20) from Fatehpur village in Noakhali Sadar Upazila. The court sent him to jail the next day and on September 13, 2008. Mukit died in Noakhali General Hospital while under the custody of the Jail Police. His family alleged that Mukit […]
Afsar Uddin Alias Afsu allegedly tortured to death by RAB in Munshiganj
It was learnt from eyewitnesses that between 11.00 am and 12.30 pm on October 19, 2008, several officers from RAB 11 arrested Afsar Uddin alias Afsu (37) and Shumon (19) residents of Noyagaon, Munshiganj from Noyagaon. The RAB officers held them in custody at the place of the incident till 4.00 pm and severely beat […]
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