'50 killed in 10 day's political unrest'
Staff Correspondent
Fifty people were killed from October 27 to November 5 due to violence that erupted before and immediately after the handover of power to the caretaker government (CG) by the BNP-led four-party alliance government, Odhikar, a human rights watchdog, made the observation.In a press release, Odhikar said one of the main reasons for the violence was the demand for resignation of the chief election commissioner. Among the killed, 20 were from BNP, 13 from Awami League, nine from Jamaat-e-Islami, one from Workers Party, and two from Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML red flag). According to the press release, specific political identities of two four-party alliance activists were not known. Identities of two political activists were not known either. One of the victims did not belong to any political party. Eight people were killed in Dhaka alone. Odhikar observed that the recent political unrest raised grave concern and demand for an extensive inquiry into the incidents by the CG and urged it to take stern legal action against the perpetrators. The press release also said Odhikar believes that the violence was ignited due to impatience and profound distrust among politicians, which might have long-term adverse effects on the democratic development and human rights situation in Bangladesh.
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