Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commi-ssioner Shahidul Huq on Friday rejected the US State Department country report-2009, which alleged violation of human rights of the accused in police custody, reports UNB.
The Appellate Divison of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday directed the lawyers of BM Bakir Hossain, who recently died in police custody, to file written application for judicial and administrative investigation about his death.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday held the government responsible for the death of BM Bakir Hossain, joint secretary of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, in police custody and termed it a “clear violation of human rights.”
Detained serial killer Rasu Khan on Thursday night attempted to kill himself in police custody at Chandpur Model Police Station. Sub-Inspector Abdul Karim of the model police station said Rasu tried to commit suicide by hanging himself with his shirt in a bathroom at about 8:00pm.
An accused of a robbery case died in the custody of detective branch (DB) of police here in the early hours of yesterday while on remand.
According to police sources, the dead was identified as Fakirchand, 30, son of late Monor Ali of village Mizmizi Pynadi under Siddhirganj police station in the district.
Relatives wailing over the death of Fakirchand
(inset) in Police custody in Narayanganj.
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