BNP demands explanation, ASK judicial probe
BNP yesterday urged the home minister to give an explanation on the death of militant suspect Hanif Mridha in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) as the claims of his family and law enforcers about his detention “contradict”.
The party also demanded that the government carry out a proper investigation into the incident.
"Rab claimed they arrested Hanif near its Ashkona temporary camp after a bomb blast there suspecting his involvement in the incident, and he died following his chest pain complaint. But his family claimed Rab picked him up on February 27 at his home,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
At a discussion at Dhaka Reporters Unity, he said, "We demand a clear explanation from the home minister to know, which one is correct.” Expressing grave concern over the alleged custodial death, rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday demanded a judicial investigation into Hanif's death.
In a statement ASK said it believed that the allegations of Hanif's family about his detention and death in custody were serious.
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