police brutality

Horrific details of July massacre strengthen the cause of justice

UN report provides proof of Hasina’s own role in killing protesters

End the legacy of custodial torture and extrajudicial killings

We cannot build a new Bangladesh using brutal old tactics

Bring in swift, structural reform to stop future repression

International rights group says incumbents dealing with a highly politicised state machinery

Make police accountable to the people

Reform commission's proposals should be reviewed carefully

The politics of betrayal and trauma

The Awami League government betrayed the most fundamental of public trusts.

POETRY / The color of courage

Surely, it’s madness / it’s insanity—that he walked on

Stolen firearms could pose a threat to national security

Police authorities should urgently address the problem

Can police provide security if they don't feel safe themselves?

Police authorities must operationalise all police stations urgently

#Perspective / What is a protest?

If you are smart, you will see that we are in the midst of a historic moment where history is repeating itself. It's a time when university students are ready to sacrifice their lives for their birthrights. The irony is that without a date, you could be reading about the Language Movement or the current nationwide Quota Reform protests, watching them unfold from the comfort of your living room.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

Tortured Rabby can now file case

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the authorities concerned to accept the case if Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby files one over the alleged police torture on him.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

Homeopath's guide to police brutality in Bangladesh

From the look of things, it appears that the policemen in Bangladesh are drawing inspiration from the homeopath's guide to potency and dosage.

January 16, 2016
January 16, 2016

Rabbi now 'threatened'

The Bangladesh Bank official, who was tortured by police on January 9, has allegedly received "indirect threats" to refrain from seeking

January 16, 2016
January 16, 2016

DSCC staff tortured by policemen

In another incident of police brutality, a sub-inspector (SI) along with his subordinates yesterday beat up a staff of Dhaka South City

May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

Assaulted female activist not intimidated (video)

In a one-to-one conversation with The Daily Star, Bangladesh Chhatra Union activist Ismat Jahan Joe tells of her account of the day when students were thrashed away by cops while trying to lay a siege to Dhaka police headquarters protesting the April 14 sexual assault on women.

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