With his hands tied, trader Abdul Basit was forced to get off a police van at Rarai village in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila in the dead of night on September 13, 2019.
Four alleged yaba traders have been killed in separate “gunfights” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district.
In the annals of Bangladesh’s parliamentary history, January 14, 2020 has secured special significance.
So, someone can be deliberately killed in “crossfire”! The “crossfire” killings, understood to be a blatant violation of all human rights laws, have been termed by an MP an “instant action” when it comes to dealing with criminals.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police are making contradictory claims over the videographer who was killed in a “gunfight” with BGB men in Cumilla on early Friday.
The greatest gift that a government can earn for itself is the trust of the general public. And the best way to do so is to be transparent on matters of grave public concern and come clean on any policy failures.
The minister for home would have us believe that the crossfire deaths that have occurred in the government's pursuit to combat the menace of drugs and narcotics are not due to crossfire but occurred when the law enforcing agencies fired in self-defence only, in pursuit of the drug dealers.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday defended crossfire deaths saying the law enforcement agencies opened fire during the anti-narcotics drives only in self-defence.
Almost every day we find reports of “crossfire” or “shootouts” in newspapers. This newspaper reported on Monday that six alleged “drug dealers” and “robbers” were killed on the previous day.
We cannot but express our total dismay at the rising number of deaths of suspects in police custody.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges the law enforcers are getting people killed in the name of crossfire in an attempt to hide the fact that government is linked with secret killings.
An alleged robber has been killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shashai on the Dhaka-Shylhet highway.
An outlaw has been killed in what police say gunfight in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
A suspected criminal is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Tongi of Gazipur.
A youth is killed in what law enforcers said gunfight at Rupnagar in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
A number of 752 women were raped and 94 others became victims of rape attempts in 2015, according to a report of Ain o Salish Kendra.
An alleged gang leader of a local robber group has been killed in what police described as gunfight in Goalondo Ghat upazila of Rajbari.
At last there is acknowledgement from the government party members that innocent people do get killed in “crossfire”. One wishes it had come sooner.
Of late, an influen-tial ruling party MP has registered his contempt for the latest rounds of extra-judicial killings by the RAB in Bangladesh.
