BANGLADESH – Police denies shooting a civilian to death
16 February 2010 12:00 pm
A 37-year-old man in Bangladesh who was working in production of sanitation ware and social forestry was shot to death by police in November 2009. According to his family members, he had no link with anyone related to politics. FORUM-ASIA member Odhikar conducted a fact-finding mission on the case and released its report on 4 February 2010.
A 37-year-old man in Bangladesh who was working in production
of sanitation ware and social forestry was shot to death by police
in November 2009. According to his family members, he had no link with
anyone related to politics. FORUM-ASIA member Odhikar conducted a fact-finding
mission on the case and released its report on 4 February 2010.
Mohammad Mamun-Ar-Rashid (37 years old), a resident of the village of
Akubpur under the Gangni upazila in Meherpur district, was allegedly
shot to death by police at Khalishakundi under the Doulatpur upazila
in Kushtia district. Family members of the victim and witnesses claimed
that a team of police from Kushtia arrested Rashid at Akubpur at around
4pm on November 4, 2009 and he was shot dead while in police custody.
However, police denied arresting Mamun on November 4, 2009 and also
his being shot dead while in police custody. The police also claimed
that Rashid was shot and killed during a shoot-out between police and
miscreants.