Monthly Archives: September 2010
Madu’s Story; Torture and Professional Negligence
Posted by Chitrangi at Sep
“When Madu went to the police station the next day she was assaulted with a cricket pole and told to plead guilty. They took her signature on a written statement by force. The statement was neither read nor explained to her. After that she was produced before the Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate remanded Madu on the 28th January and she pleaded innocent.”
Susani’s Story: Ignorance of Law
Posted by Chitrangi at Sep
“When she was eleven Susani’s mother was imprisoned for selling drugs and she was placed in the care of her grandmother. At that time a friend of her father who was 23-years-old was hiding in their house because the police were looking for him because of an alleged murder. This man was interested in Susani who did now like or trust him; she therefore ignored him completely. One day while Susani was in alone at Bellekkade junction in Ratmalana this young man came by in a van and abducted her.”
Nalani’s Story: Removing Lice
Posted by Chitrangi at Sep
” In an interview she said that when she was taken into the prison she was wearing a white saree. A female prison officer forced her to change it saying it was not suitable dress for a prison. The conditions in the prison were unbearable and awesome. There were more than 40 women including the convicted, pre trial detainees and infants. For all of them there were only three toilets. Some of the female prison officers use to assault the prisoners. They also used these inmates to remove lice from their heads and comb their hair.”
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand
Posted by Shahanur Islam at Sep
On Wednesday September 22, 2010, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) Dhaka issued a warrant for the arrest of four police officers, prominent among them former Ramna officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman. The officers are accused of torturing Mohammad Abu Abbas Bhuiyan, a Chhatra League leader in their custody. The initial arrest took place after Professor Humayun […]
The Story of Dotee’s Daughter: Filth in Detention
Posted by Chitrangi at Sep
“Dotee admitted her child to a Government hospital where she was treated for four days. The JMO refrained from examining her ear wounds saying that only the other sexual matter was relevant. When Dotee complained about this to the Child and Women Bureau at the police station she was advised not to take these matters further it was an additional burden to give evidence in courts both to the police and the detention centre.”
