The InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights: A Study on Bangladesh Compliance Incidents of 'Cross-fire No. of 'Cross-fire 350 RAB Police Joint Forces/Other Total 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2005 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 stories that fit either ‘crossfire’ or ‘encounter’. During the period between June 2004 and December 2010, there were nearly 1,500 reported cases of extra-judicial killings, of which 1,200 were depicted as incidents of ‘crossfire’. Of these ‘cross-fire’ incidents, 614 were reported to have been committed by the RAB alone, while the rest had been conducted by police, other forces, or joint forces composed of police, RAB and BGB (Border Guards of Bangladesh) (formerly BDR – Bangladesh Rifles).72 In most cases, the government did not take comprehensive measures to investigate cases, despite public statements by high-ranking officials that the government would show “zero tolerance” and would fully investigate all extrajudicial killings by security forces. Thus, there were no developments in the May-2009 case, in 73 US Department of States, Annual Human Rights Reports 2010, Bangladesh Chapter (released on April 8, 2011), available at: <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/sca/154478.htm>. 59