Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation also demanded legal action against those involved after a quick and proper investigation

The wife of the former deputy director of Anti-Corruption Commission, who died in police custody recently, lodged a complaint with a Chattogram court today against four police officials and five other people

Two assistant sub-inspectors of Chandgaon Police Station were today closed in connection with the death of former ACC official Sayed Mohammad Shahidullah, who died in police custody on Tuesday night

A former Anti-Corruption Commission official died in police custody in Chattogram on Tuesday night after cops allegedly did not let his family members give the 65-year-old man medicines needed for his heart condition.

A former deputy director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) died in police custody in Chattogram last night

At least 15 people were killed in “extrajudicial killings” and “custody of law enforcement agencies” across the country till September of this year, Ain O Salish Kendra said in a report.

Police must be held responsible for deaths in their custody

A man died in police custody early today (September 27, 2022) hours after he was detained for interrogation in connection with a murder in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail.

It is unfortunate that custodial torture continues to be pervasive in Bangladesh, which has enacted the Torture and Custodial Death (Prohibition) Act, 2013.

The family of Sumon Sheikh, who died in police custody on Saturday, will not receive his body for burial until it files a murder case with a court today.

A man died in custody in Hatirjheel Police Station earlier today, hours after he was detained from Dhaka’s Rampura area for the alleged theft of Tk 53 lakh from a company.

Over the years, there has been rising concern about the 'systemic nature' of custodial torture and deaths in Bangladesh.

Three policemen today gave depositions before a court in a case filed over death of Rayhan Ahmed, who died after allegedly being tortured inside Bandarbazar Police Outpost in Sylhet city on October 11.

A man dies in police custody three hours after his detention in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.

The hanging body of a youth, accused in a rape case, was found inside the lockup of Rupnagar Police Station in the capital yesterday morning.

Rocky would never get back his brother who died in police custody about two years back. But he was happy yesterday as the country's top court came up with a verdict that he hoped would stop custodial deaths and thus none else would have to suffer the agony of losing dear ones.

The shocking death of private university student Shamim Reza Rubel in police custody 18 years ago had triggered a storm of protest in the country, prompting some rights bodies to launch a legal battle against police's discretionary power to pick up people on suspicion and torture of arrestees in remand.