extrajudicial killings
Reports of widespread impunity for security force abuses in Bangladesh: US State Dept
The US State Department in its annual human rights report for 2021 stated that there were reports of widespread impunity for security force abuses and corruption in Bangladesh.
Ilias missing: 10 years gone, no trace yet
“We, the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, have been leading a miserable life.
Reports of widespread impunity for security force abuses in Bangladesh: US State Dept
The US State Department in its annual human rights report for 2021 stated that there were reports of widespread impunity for security force abuses and corruption in Bangladesh.
Rohingya Violence: Australia slaps sanctions on 5 top Myanmar army officers
Australia yesterday slapped travel and financial sanctions on five top Myanmar military officers, accused of overseeing brutal violence against Rohingya Muslims by units under their command, following similar moves by the European Union and United States.
Akram Killing: Teknaf AL postpones emergency meeting
Teknaf upazila Awami League leaders would be called to Dhaka to discuss the killing of Akramul Haque with the prime minister after she returns from Canada, claimed a leader of the upazila AL.
Halt killings of suspects in anti-drug drive
Condemning the alleged extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, yesterday called for an immediate halt to these serious human rights violations and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Time to break the silence
Since the government launched the so-called “anti-drug drive” in early May, akin to the Philippines' “war on drugs”, more than one hundred people have been subjected to extrajudicial killings. Although the number and pace of these killings, described by the government as “gunfight”, have been staggering, extrajudicial killing is not a new phenomenon in Bangladesh.
STOP extrajudicial killing
Ten eminent citizens yesterday called for an end to extrajudicial killings and urged the government to ensure judicial investigation into all the incidents of “shootouts”.
AL faces questions from foreign diplomats
Diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, yesterday expressed deep concern over the "extrajudicial killings" in the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.
Govt took limited steps to prosecute rights abuses
Bangladesh government took limited measures to investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced
Extrajudicial killings
A report in this newspaper yesterday has revealed that in the last 13 years, 1900 people have been victims of extrajudicial killings, of whom 800 died in police custody.