Statement: JMBF Calls for Justice for the Death of Nurul Islam Due to Alleged Police Torture in Narayangan

Paris, France; October 7, 2023: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is deeply concerned and outraged over the tragic death of Nurul Islam (55), a poultry businessman, due to alleged torture by plainclothes policemen following their raid on his home in Sonargaon, Narayanganj on November 6, 2023.

JMBF urges the formation of an inquiry committee, led by a judicial magistrate, to investigate this incident, ensuring the highest levels of integrity and transparency in the proceedings. JMBF also calls for exemplary punishment for the alleged culprits through a fair and transparent trial under the Prohibition of Torture and Death in Custody Law 2013.

Statement: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern and Outrage over Arbitrary Arrests and Police Brutality against Pro BNP-Jamaat Lawyers in Bangladesh.

Paris, France: November 4, 2023 - JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) deeply expresses concern and outrage over the arbitrary arrests, fabrication of false cases, and the occurrence of police brutality against lawyers associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh during peaceful demonstrations and protests in Dhaka and Faridpur.

France-based human rights organization, JMBF, calls for the identification of the accused through an impartial investigation led by a High Court Judge and the immediate, unconditional release of the arrested lawyers, along with the dropping of all charges against them.

Urgent Appeal: Take Immediate Action Against Police Officers Involved in Torture of Student Leader in Narayanganj

To

Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, MP

Honorable Minister

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Secretariat

Dhaka-1000

Email: minister@mha.gov.bd, ps2min@mhapsd.gov.bd

Dear Honorable Minister,

Greetings from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF)

I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am writing to you on behalf of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a human rights organization deeply concerned about a recent incident of police brutality in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Press Statement: JusticeMakers Bangladesh Demands Immediate Release of Lawyer Kazi Rubayet Hasan Sayem

JusticeMakers Bangladesh, a prominent human rights organization, expresses deep concern and condemns the arrest of lawyer Kazi Rubayet Hasan Sayem under the draconian Digital Security Act 2018. The organization strongly urges the immediate release of Mr. Sayem and calls for the withdrawal of the fabricated charges against him without any preconditions.

According to information received from various news media, the victim's family, and reliable sources, it has been learned that Kazi Rubayet Hasan Sayem, a 46-year-old member of the Dhaka District Bar Association and former co-organizing secretary of Narayanganj Metropolitan BNP, was arrested on the night of March 24th, around 10 pm. He was apprehended by the Narayanganj District Detective Police (DB) on charges of using offensive language to abuse the mother of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh.

যৌতুকের মামলায় আইনজীবী গ্রেফতার

নারায়ণগঞ্জের ফতুল্লায় যৌতুকের দাবিতে স্ত্রীকে নির্যাতনের ঘটনায় আদালতে করা মামলায় ঢাকা জজ কোর্টের অ্যাডভোকেট রাশেদুল আলমকে (৩২) গ্রেফতার করেছে পুলিশ।রোববার (৭ আগস্ট) সকালে তাকে ফতুল্লার পাগলা পূর্ব মুসলিম পাড়ার নিজ বাড়ি থেকে গ্রেফতার করা হয়।

গ্রেফতার রাশেদুল আলম ওই এলাকার এম এ হাফিজ আহম্মেদের ছেলে। এর আগে যৌতুকের দাবিতে স্ত্রীকে নির্যাতনের ঘটনায় নারায়ণগঞ্জ আদালতে রাশেদুলের স্ত্রী উর্মি চৌধুরী মামলা করেন।