extrajudicial killings
EDITORIAL / Dr Yunus’s address and the path forward
Must work together for democracy and reforms
US SANCTIONS / A ‘tonic’ for our security forces?
It is unfortunate that security agencies have been used in a manner that has generated more fear in people’s mind than confidence and faith in them.
Cutting Extrajudicial Killings: US satisfied with Rab’s progress
Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.
Extrajudicial Killings: Numbers drop sharply since US sanctions
Numbers of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances have dropped drastically in Bangladesh since the US imposed sanctions on Rab and seven of its former and current officials for alleged human rights abuses, the Human Rights Watch observed in its annual report.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What goes around comes around
Doesn't the AL think that, in case of a democratic change of power, the same technique will be used against the AL men?
HRW calls for free probe, prosecution
Security forces in Bangladesh are accused of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and secret detentions, including that of
Forestalling extrajudicial killings
A democratic polity venturing to maintain order by repression and criminality is actually creating ultimate disorder because in so doing it creates a link between social order and atrocities.
BNP demands judicial probe into ‘extrajudicial killings’
BNP demands judicial enquiry into the all extrajudicial killings including the death of a prime suspect in a case filed for attempting to murder a Madaripur teacher.
‘JMB man’ among 3 killed in Gaibandha, Dhaka ‘shootouts’
An alleged operative of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and two suspected hijackers have been killed in separate "gunfights" with law enforcers in Gaibandha and Dhaka.
Bangladesh failed at times to control security forces: US
The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.