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.

August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015

‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rajbari cops

An alleged robber has been killed in police custody in what cops say gunfight in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district early today.

July 26, 2015
July 26, 2015

‘Drug trader’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’

An alleged drug peddler killed in “gunfight” with members of Rab in Chittagong Sadar upazila.

July 16, 2015
July 16, 2015

‘Gunfights’: 3 killed in Dhaka, Rangpur

Three people killed in separate “gunfights” with elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka and Rangpur.

June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015

Kushtia ‘outlaw’ killed in shootout

Alleged outlaw of the Gono Mukti Fouz killed in a shootout with police in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

‘Bandit leader’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Khulna cops

Alleged chief of a forest bandit racket of the Sundarbans killed in 'gunfight' with police in Koyra upazila of Khulna.

February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015

Extrajudicial killing in the guise of mob-action

ON February 24 morning, the nation woke up to the news that bullet-ridden bodies of three boys were found in the city's Shewrapara area of Mirpur.

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