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.'
Four police officials and one suspected terrorist were wounded by bullet during an encounter with gangsters at Dattapara in the district town this afternoon.
The High Court (HC) today issued a rule upon the government to explain within four weeks why extra-judicial killings ‘in the name of crossfire or encounter’ should not be declared illegal.
Vice President of Barisal BM College Students Union was killed in an encounter between RAB and his associates at Kashipur in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Moshiul Alam Sentu, 35, also president of city unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).
Acting on secret information, RAB personnel arrested Sentu from Kataban area in the capital Tuesday evening.
A marvellous bowling by Praveen Kumar with a good support of Piyush Chawla powered India to register a formidable 140-run victory over Pakistan in their ODI clash of the Tri-Nation Kitply Cup at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
Praveen Kumar cut a brilliant figure as 9-1-53-4 while Piyush Chowla finished as 8.4-0-40-4.
An action from the second day/night encounter
between Pakistan and India at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla
National Stadium on Tuesday.
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