Killing worries rights groups

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of extra-judicial killing.
In a press release it said the commission had observed that suspected criminals had been killed in crossfire and encounters, and incidents of disappearance had been taking place in the recent times.
The commission believes the incidents of disappearance and extra-judicial killing are a grave violation of human rights.
Whoever is guilty must be brought under trial, says the NHRC release, adding that their trials have to be held in a complete and transparent manner.
Extra-judicial killings are an impediment to the rule of law and human rights, it says.
The NHRC has requested the government to direct the authorities concerned to stop such practices, the release adds.
Meanwhile, Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights body, also expressed concern over the deaths of two persons, including Jubo League leader Jahid Siddique Tarek, in a “shootout” on the capital's Airport Road on Wednesday.
It was alleged that Tarek had shot dead another Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky in the capital's Gulshan area on Tuesday around 1:07am.
Referring to it, the rights body said the incident had raised questions about the judiciary and the administration, and shaken up people's sense of security.
The rights body demanded a fair judicial enquiry into the incident to find out the people involved in the killing, and urged the government to take necessary steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
Meanwhile, another rights body, Odhikar, in a report released yesterday claimed that in July, a total of 31 people had been killed and 1,253 others injured in political violence across the country.
It held responsible for the killings the clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami supporters and law enforcers centring verdicts on two top Jamaat leaders.
The report also mentioned killings in mob beating, crossfire, and those by Indian Border Security Force.