http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-04-20/news/251618
http://amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2012/04/21/141790
http://amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2012/04/21/141679
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=230798
http://jugantor.us/enews/issue/2012/04/21/news0876.htm
http://amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2012/04/21/141767
http://www.weeklyblitz.net/2276/bangladesh-ruling-party-and-war-against-the-people
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
While there has been a fall in incidents of extra-judicial killings, the number of 'enforced disappearances' allegedly at the hands of law enforcers saw an alarming rise last year, the rights group Odhikar said yesterday.
Revealing its Human Rights Report 2011, the organisation termed the country's overall human rights situation in 2011 �disappointing�, noting that violence on women and journalists had also registered a rise.
Odhikar said 30 persons became victims of enforced disappearances last year while the number was 18 in 2010 and two in 2009.
Only those whose disappearances were linked to members of state-run agencies have been counted. Of the 30 incidents, the Rab was reportedly behind the disappearance of 14 individuals, the police behind 13, including 11 through its Detective Branch, and others were responsible for three others who disappeared.
Releasing the report at Jatiya Press Club yesterday, Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan said, �The state might have adopted this tactic [enforced disappearances] due to national and international outcry against extra-judicial killings.�
The report also said 46 persons were reportedly tortured by different law enforcement agencies. Of them, 17 died.
The annual document was prepared on the basis of newspaper reports and information from Odhikar activists working across the country.
Another rights organisation, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), in its recent report put the figure of mysterious disappearances and secret killings at 51 during the same period. Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission expressed its concern over the rise of such incidents.
According to the Odhikar report, a total 84 persons fell victim to extra-judicial killings in 2011. The figures were 127 in 2010 and 154 in 2009.
Noted politicians, lawyers and journalists also spoke at the function chaired by Odhikar President CR Abrar. The speakers suggested that the government set up a tribunal to deal with incidents of disappearances, secret killings, deaths in custody and 'crossfire'.
Disappearance is an old issue in Bangladesh, and it has started again, Abrar said, adding that such incidents in 1973-74 were also protested.
CEO of Boishakhi TV Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul said the report might have flaws, but the government has to defend it with data, �not by batons�.
The report said 206 journalists came under attack in 2011. The number was 178 in 2010 and 145 in 2009.
Odhikar said India's Border Security Force killed 31 Bangladeshi nationals last year when the killing of 15-year-old Felani was a much-talked-about incident. The number was 74 in 2010 and 98 in 2009.
The report also said the number of deaths due to mob beating decreased in 2011, but now it has taken a �dramatic turn�. One Shamsuddin Milon, 16, was killed after police handed him over to the public at Tekerhat Mor in Noakhali from the police van, observed the report.
A total of 161 people were killed in mob beating last year. The figures were 174 in 2010 and 127 in 2009.
According to the report, the number of dowry-related violence shot up to 516 in 2011 from 378 in 2010.
Moreover, as many as 711 women and children were violated last year when 88 of them -- 54 women and 34 girl children -- were killed after rape.
The report said 672 women became victims of sexual harassment during the same period. Of them, six were killed, 59 injured, 91 assaulted, 12 abducted, 15 became victims of attempted rape and 29 committed suicide.
It said a total of 135 people were killed in political violence last year while 220 in 2010.
In addition, many incidents of violence, arson and loot took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in 2011 when 40 people were killed, 17 were abducted and 18 women violated.
Odhikar also said the government made the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 more repressive and strict last year and expressed its concern that it might be used as a weapon against political rivals, demonstrators, journalists and human rights activists.
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On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
Weekly BUDHBAR report:
http://budhbar.com/?p=7139
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
Rights federation concerned over 'enforced disappearances'
The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) expressed concern over the recent rise of �enforced disappearances� in Bangladesh.
AFAD urged the government to take immediate initiatives to search for and recover those who disappeared, take action against the perpetrators and cooperate with human rights organisations in this regard.
It also urged Bangladesh to abide by the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
�The recent spate of enforced disappearances is alarming and only adds to the disrespect for human rights, the long practice of impunity and a weak criminal justice system prevalent in Bangladesh,� says a press release from AFAD.
AFAD, a federation of human rights organisations working directly on the issue of involuntary disappearances in Asia, was founded on June 4, 1998 in Manila, Philippines.
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
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Extrajudicial killings all around
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RAW trained Crusader 100 in action in Bangladesh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Free-Press-Release.com) April 22, 2012 --Strictly scrutinized 100 armed cadres of the ruling Awami League in Bangladesh, who received 6-month long extensive commando training at Dehradun in India under the direct supervision of Indian espionage agency RAW are continuing various types of activities, including secret killing, abduction etcetera since June of 2010 with the mission of “clearing†a large number of politicians, media personnel and members of the civil society in Bangladesh. The team codenamed “Crusader-100†went to India during end September 2009 and stayed there till mid June 2010, where brilliant commando trainers of Indian Army gave extensive training to these people under the disguise of “training few young commandos of Bangladesh Army†. The entire project of “Crusader-100†was originally conceived by Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the project was coordinated directly by the Bangladeshi Prime Minister and her defense advisor Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui.Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui maintains special connection with Indian RAW and British MI6 for decades, since he was in army service. Such relations of RAW and MI6 with him was because of his family relations with Sheikh Hasina. When Bangladesh Awami League formed government in January 2009, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui became extremely important in the government due to his official position as the defense advisor to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister as well as his personal identity of being the brother-in-law of Prime Minister’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana. The selection of the entire batch of ruling party cadres, who were sent to India for commando training were directly done by Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui and a few of his loyal colleagues and retired army officers, while on return of the members of the “Crusader-100†team from India, they were provided a hit list comprising names of opposition politicians, members of Bangladeshi media and some members of the civil society. According to information, the list contains names of more than 83 people, who are planned to be “cleared†by the members of the “Crusader-100†gang. The members of these specially trained hitters are housed inside several buildings at Dhaka’s Gulshan and Baridhara areas. The Baridhara “bases†of the hitters is maintained directly by Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui and each of such places are equipped with sophisticated surveillance equipments as well as entry of civilians are restricted within these premises. Leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, M Ilias Ali, who became victim of enforced disappearance recently, was also named in the list of Crusader-100 force. My New Delhi contacts disclosed few of the names of the hit list, which include, political leaders Amanullah Aman, Mirza Abbas, Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, M Ilias Ali, Habibun Nabi Sohel, Abdullah Al Noman, Barrister Abdur Razzaque, Shafiul Alam Pradhan, ASM Abdur Rob, Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini and Moulana Fazlul Karim. Awami League and RAW have decided “clearing†the listed names latest by December 2013, which they consider to be “vital†for the ruling party in Bangladesh in returning into power.The gang of Crusader-100 is equipped with sophisticated small and medium range weapons, mostly with silencers as well as bullet-proof jackets, gas bombs and vehicles for their operations. Some of the members of this gang use satellite phones to skip interception of any of the Bangladeshi intelligence agencies. Each of the members of this gang received healthy financial package along side various types of extra benefits, including apartments in Dhaka city for the members of their families and small businesses. They are not allowed to show faces during the day-time and mostly required to stay inside their bases in Dhaka city. In case of emergency, when the members of the team are required to go on street during the day time, they are compulsorily required to wear black-tinted helmets, to hide their faces from the public. By rotation, members of the team are secretly taken to India for a break of 7-10 days for “amusement†purposes. In such cases, they are allowed to cross Bangladesh-India borders without any travel documents.On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@gmail.com> wrote:Driver Azam might have been victim of secret killing
Reported on: April 17, 2012 21:32 PM
Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNB) - Voicing deep concern over the disappearance of driver Ali Azam, a key witness to the midnight railway cash scam, BNP Standing Committee Member Rafiqul Islam Miah on Tuesday feared that the driver has been liquidated to hide the crime.
"Instead of awarding the driver, the government has made him disappeared to cover up its dirty face," he told a human chain programme.
Bangladesh Labour Party arranged the programme in front of the National Press Club, demanding the arrest and trial of the corrupt and looters of public property.
Addressing the function, the BNP leader said people want to know the whereabouts of driver Azam and it is the responsibility of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to find him out.
He said they fear that Ali Azam, the driver of assistant personal secretary of Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta who resigned on Monday over the scam, might have become another victim to secret killing.
Rafiqul Islam asked the government to immediately reveal the whereabouts of the driver who drove the vehicle with a huge amount of 'bribed money' into the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Headquarters and brought the railway recruitment scam to light.
"He said the BGB men released the three people caught with Tk 70 lakh of bribed money following the minister's intervention. But, driver Ali Azam went missing after the incident. Where is he? We want to know," Rafiqul Islam asked.
He also questioned the role of the border guards as they did not file any case even after recovering the huge amount of illegal cash.
On April 9, BGB men detained then Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta's APS Omar Faruq Talukder, Railway GM Yusuf Ali Mridha and Divisional Commandant Enamul Huq after Azam drove a car carrying them into the BGB Headquarters at about 11:30pm.
They were reportedly going to the Jhigatola house of Suranjit with the illegal money of Tk 70 lakh, collected from job seekers, in the car of the APS.
The BGB members recovered the illegal money and kept them detained in Pilkhana.
The BGB men claimed that they released driver Ali Azam and three others the following day, but no one, even his family members, did not see him after the detention.
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