An alleged criminal was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his accomplices and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the old part of the capital, early yesterday. The deceased identified as Russel Ahmed alias Bhutto, 35, was son of one Nasiruddin and resided in Proshonno Poddar Lane
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Two killed in ‘crossfire’
Two men were killed by a team of the police and the Rapid Action Battalion in ‘gunfights’ in Chuadanga and Pirojpur early Wednesday. The deceased were Azizul Islam, 38, second-in-command of the Enamul Bahini at Alamdanga in Chuadanga and Motaleb Sheik, 38, of Darir Char at Mongla in Khulna, said to be a gangster
NHRC for stopping extra judicial killings
National Human Rights Commission chairman Mizanur Rahman said that the NHRC was determined to stop extra judicial killings in the country. He said that the commission was also determined to stop unnatural death in custody. He said, ‘Extrajudicial killings are yet to be stopped while unnatural deaths in the custody of
2 killed in Jhenaidah ‘crossfire’
Two members of Gana Bahini were killed by a team of the police and the Rapid Action Battalion in a ‘gunfight’ at Saiklupa in Jhenaidah early Friday. The deceased were Dulal, 35, of Padmanagar at Harinakundu and Mashiur Rahman Madhu, 34, of Shantidanga. Dulal was the second-in-command of the outfit’s
HRC chief doubts ‘self-defence’ claim
‘Crossfire’ Killings HRC chief doubts ‘self-defence’ claim Only the judiciary can determine whether self-defence is a reason for law enforcers to commit extra-judicial killings, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman said yesterday. “There have been claims that law enforcers shoot in self-defence. Only the judiciary can determine if such shootings were done in ... Read more
Youth killed, one injured in ‘crossfire’ in city
A young shoe factory worker was killed and a teenage boy was injured in what the police claimed was crossfire at West Rampura in the city in the early hours of Saturday. The police alleged that the deceased, Shyamol Bepary, a 22-year-old worker of a Savar shoe factory hailing from Kishoreganj, as well as the ... Read more