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.
4 Sundarbans ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfight’
Four alleged robbers are killed in what lawmen describe as gunfight during a joint crackdown of Rapid Action Battalion and Bangladesh Coast Guard in the Sarankhola range of the Sundarbans under Bagerhat district.
Magura ‘robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’
A suspected robber has been killed in what police described as gunfight on Dhaka-Magura road in the Magura Sadar upazila.
2 Kushtia ‘outlaws’ killed in ‘gunfight’
Two people believed to be members of an outlawed party were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Swastipur in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber, said to be second-in-charge of a notorious gang, has been killed in what Rab describes as gunfight at Bagerhat’s Sundarbans.
3 ‘PBCP outlaws’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Tangail Rab
Three alleged Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) outlaws killed in what Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) says gunfight in Tangail Sadar upazila.
‘Robber’ killed, 5 hurt in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Alleged robber killed and five others including two policemen injured in a “gunfight” in Tala upazila of Satkhira. Seven accomplices arrested.
‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Alleged robber gang leader killed in what Rapid Action Battalion describes as gunfight at Bagerhat in the Sundarbans.
‘Robber gang leader’ killed in Rajbari ‘gunfight’
An alleged gang leader of a local robber group has been killed in what police described as gunfight in Goalondo Ghat upazila of Rajbari.
What about the other victims?
At last there is acknowledgement from the government party members that innocent people do get killed in “crossfire”. One wishes it had come sooner.
The lawmaker and the lawless
It was indeed refreshing and encouraging to find lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh speaking out on extrajudicial killings.
