Annual Report 2016
The family of the victim should not be
harassed in the name of collecting information or by any means.
During visit it seemed that the spot, where
Tonu's body had been found, looked unusually clean. It can be appeared that some
evidence might have been tampered with. If
that is true it might hamper the investigation
process. So, whoever did this must be punished.
During visit, we saw that the soil of the
place of occurrence was taken away and after
that from media report we have known members of RAB did this. So, it is questionable
that though RAB has no authority to do that
why and by which authority they have done
this.
Visit to Dhaka Medical College Hospital
to meet Babul Matabbar’s family
On 4 February 2016, Professor Dr. Mizanur
Rahman, Former Chairman, NHRC visited
Dhaka Medical College Hospital to meet
with tea vendor Babul Matabbar, who had
suffered severe burns in an incident involving police, died from his injuries on 4 February 2016 after fighting death for around 16
hours. NHRC chairman has slammed the
policemen involved in the incident for not
sending the victim to the hospital immediately after he was burnt.
"They have set a prime example of moral
bankruptcy and corruption. The state must
ensure justice for this crime," he told the
press after visiting Babul's family at the
DMCH. The audacity of the police had
crossed all limits and this should be stopped
immediately, he commented.
He also said, "A citizen has lost his life due
to police's illegal activities and arrogance …
A tea seller had to die for failing to pay them
… We don't need such policemen in the
country" He urged the home minister to
"ensure justice and not let the incident to be
misled."
Visit to Jamal Hossain’s home
On 29 February 2016, Professor Dr. Mizanur
Rahman, Former Chairman, NHRC visited
Jamal Hossain’s home. Mr. Jamal was a
retired government employer who fled to
India for facing threat to his life. The root
cause of this was the property conflict with
his siblings who wanted to grab his property
by force. They threatened him and attacked
him to kill and he was compelled to flee to
India and did not have the courage to inform
his family about the place where he hid himself. His family was searching for him and
went to the police station to lodge complaint
about his missing. They thought he was
kidnapped. But police did not take any complaint.
They came to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). NHRC issued notices to
the police and RAB forces to find him. After
75 days, Mr. Jamal Hossain was found in
Khulna in 21 February 2016. He confessed
that he fled due to the threat to life and he
faces insecurity. NHRC Chairman Professor
Dr. Mizanur Rahman visited his home to
meet him and make an impact. He gave him
courage and talked with Officer in Charge of
the Shah Ali Thana, Mirpur. He also talked
with media.
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