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Friday, January 8, 2010

[chottala.com] Cross-fire & torture in custody Bangladesh style :One victim's story



Cross-fire & torture in custody Bangladesh style : one victim's story
 
 
 
 
About 1,100 people were killed in custody since formation of the Rapid Action Battalion in 2004 with the actions of the law enforcement agencies touted as 'crossfire', 'encounter',  or 'shootout.'
 

 Reported Killings by RAB, June 2004 – September 2006

Official Description

Count

Percent

Crossfired

284

77.4

Killed During shootout

42

11.4

Not Reported

26

7.1

Health Problems

9

2.5

Encounter with RAB

4

10.9

Suicide

1

0.3

Torture

1

0.3

Total

367

100.0

           

Killed in "cross-fire" : Dhaka, Monday, October 5, 2009
 
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"Cross fire" crosses the limit in Bangladesh

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3, 2009, RAB chief Hassan Mahmud Khandker had informed that 577 persons were killed in 472 different "crossfire" incidents from Mar. ...
 

Govt 'unwilling to stop' extra judicial killings

Bangladesh News 24 hours - ‎Jan 1, 2010‎
ASK claimed that 229 people died in crossfire in 2009 against 175 in 2008, which is also alarming. The report said there were several failures and a few ...

Cross-Fire in Bangladesh

Student Operated Press - Mahmudul Hasan Mahmud - ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
Whatever may be the meaning in the sense of dictionary if you ask any neutral Bangladeshi about the meaning of cross fire, he/she will say this is an ...
 
 

Crossfire deaths and exercise of power

The Daily Star - Sami Sarkis, Muhammad Nurul Huda - ‎Jan 1, 2010‎
In Bangladesh, the political class has often shifted its burden of providing an adequate response to the extremist depredations, particularly in the ...
 
The Daily Star - Abdul Hafiz - ‎Dec 27, 2009‎
The rights organisations, Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (Blast) and Ain-o-Salish Kendra (Ask), however, lodged separate complaints to the Court saying ...
 

HC to get 1057 'crossfire' record

The Daily Star - Ashutosh Sarkar - ‎Dec 13, 2009‎
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) will present the data before the High Court that will hold hearing today on ...
HC slams 'more crossfire deaths' Bangladesh News 24 hours


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