Extrajudicial killing
Investigate Alal’s custodial death
Those responsible must pay for their crime
Welcome promise of ever-elusive ‘justice’
Jasmine Sultana’s case must not meet the same fate as countless others
Sanctions on Rab ‘worked like a tonic’
US sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion “worked like a tonic”, rights activists said yesterday as the number of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances dropped significantly in the last year.
Why do crossfires seem so popular?
Extrajudicial killings is appealing to people who feel their justice system will fail them.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
UN rights chief hits the nail on the head
Government must allow impartial investigation into rights abuse allegations
Return of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing?
It was a sombre occasion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity premises on April 30.
Cops must be more careful
Law enforcers must be more careful so that extrajudicial killings do not take place, the High Court warned yesterday. “Everyone must be given the legal protection provided by the law,” it said.
Home boss defends deaths in crossfire
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday defended crossfire deaths saying the law enforcement agencies opened fire during the anti-narcotics drives only in self-defence.
BNP demands judicial probe into ‘extrajudicial killing’
BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman demands a judicial investigation into the “extrajudicial killings” carried out by law enforcers during the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotic operation.
EU for probing deaths of ‘criminal suspects’
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Dhaka urges the authorities concerned to investigate all incidents involving the deaths of alleged criminal suspects in Bangladesh with due processes.
Sordid admission, cryptic apology
"There were quite a few cadres (armed goons) and hoodlums in Savar. Now the situation is still as water. No one dares to utter a word. I have put five persons to cross fire and have prepared the list of another 14."
2 PBCP outlaws killed in Rajbari gunfight: Rab
A regional leader of an outlawed party and his aide are killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district. Acting on a tip-off that Rakibul was holding a meeting with his cohorts at Rakhalgachi char, two Rab teams cordoned off the area around 3:30am and asked the outlaws to surrender using loudspeakers.
Trial, if any complaints made: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said trials of extrajudicial killings must be held if any complaint is lodged with a court in this regard.
2 key militant operatives killed in ‘gunfight’
Police say these two men, killed in alleged gunfight with detectives, said to have taken part in the murder of Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra.
‘Robber’ killed in Brahmanbaria ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway.
Kushtia ‘outlaw’ killed in 'gunfight' with cops
An outlaw has been killed in what police say gunfight in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
‘Abducted’ boy found dead in Chuadanga after 10 days
Bullet-riddled body of a college student was recovered ten days after he was allegedly abducted by unidentified people from Jhenidah.
‘Dacoit’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Magura cops
An alleged dacoit has been killed in what police described as gunfight at Shalikha upazila of Magura.
