police brutality
Man dies after cops ‘beat him’
A 53-year-old man of Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila died on Tuesday evening allegedly after being beaten up by police during an arrest attempt.
A brutal colonial legacy that fuels the fires sweeping across France
Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal – something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow.
Don't normalise custodial torture
Police officers allegedly involved in custodial death must face justice after proper investigation
Bangladeshi youth gunned down in the US: Lawmakers or lawbreakers?
Numerous figures demonstrate the disturbing rise in gun-related violence, including extrajudicial executions and hate crimes, in the US.
Errant cops: Leniency lends them impunity
Complaints about police’s involvement in various crimes continue to pile up thanks to lenient disciplinary measures that embolden errant cops, say criminologists and legal experts.
Humayun Azad murder case: Former BCL leader Abbas recounts torture after police tried to implicate him
Although the brutal attack on writer Humayun Azad was an act of extremist militancy, soon after the incident police tried to frame the political opponents of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government in the case.
A life story altered in cop brutality
The story of Al Amin Hossain Rubel could have been a happy one, and the stage was all set for that too. Friday was supposed to be his
3 Dhaka cops indicted over custodial death of youth
A Dhaka Court has framed charges against five persons, including three former cops of Pallabi Police Station, over death of Jonny in police custody in February 2014. The court has set May 16 to start trial proceedings.
Tea seller dies of burns
Tea-seller Babul Matabbar, who had suffered severe burns in an incident involving police, succumbed to his injuries yesterday after fighting death for around 16 hours.
Man dies after cops ‘beat him’
A 53-year-old man of Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila died on Tuesday evening allegedly after being beaten up by police during an arrest attempt.
A brutal colonial legacy that fuels the fires sweeping across France
Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal – something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow.
Don't normalise custodial torture
Police officers allegedly involved in custodial death must face justice after proper investigation
Bangladeshi youth gunned down in the US: Lawmakers or lawbreakers?
Numerous figures demonstrate the disturbing rise in gun-related violence, including extrajudicial executions and hate crimes, in the US.
Errant cops: Leniency lends them impunity
Complaints about police’s involvement in various crimes continue to pile up thanks to lenient disciplinary measures that embolden errant cops, say criminologists and legal experts.
Humayun Azad murder case: Former BCL leader Abbas recounts torture after police tried to implicate him
Although the brutal attack on writer Humayun Azad was an act of extremist militancy, soon after the incident police tried to frame the political opponents of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government in the case.
A life story altered in cop brutality
The story of Al Amin Hossain Rubel could have been a happy one, and the stage was all set for that too. Friday was supposed to be his
3 Dhaka cops indicted over custodial death of youth
A Dhaka Court has framed charges against five persons, including three former cops of Pallabi Police Station, over death of Jonny in police custody in February 2014. The court has set May 16 to start trial proceedings.
Tea seller dies of burns
Tea-seller Babul Matabbar, who had suffered severe burns in an incident involving police, succumbed to his injuries yesterday after fighting death for around 16 hours.
How they get freed on bail?
Members of the cabinet committee on law and order yesterday came down heavily on police for torturing a Bangladesh Bank official and a staff of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), saying those incidents had tarnished the image of the department.
