Felani killing
14 years on, family still awaits justice
Fourteen long years have passed, yet the haunting image of Felani Khatun’s lifeless body hanging from the barbed fence at the India-Bangladesh border lingers in the nation’s collective memory.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Felani killing: Justice denied, border killings continue
It has been five years in the passing that Bangladesh woke up to the horrendous photo of a teenage girl hanging from the barbed fence at the India border. Promises of justice to the killing have gone by ignored as indiscriminate killings at the border continue unabated.
7 January 2016, 07:41 AM
Indian govt asked to pay Rs 5 lakh to Felani’s family
National Human Rights Commission of India asks the Indian government to pay Rs 5 lakh in compensation to the family of Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in January 2011.
31 August 2015, 10:23 AM
Felani killing: Retrial process ‘incomplete’
India’s BSF says it has conveyed to its Bangladesh counterpart that the retrial process of Felani Khatun killing on the border is “incomplete”.
6 August 2015, 10:26 AM
LEGAL ASPECTS OF FELANI'S MURDER
We don't want to see travesty, rather we expect that no perpetrator will be escaped from the purview of law
20 July 2015, 18:10 PM
Writ filed with Indian SC over Felani verdict
Amnesty India files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court, saying human rights were violated in Felani murder and confusion is created surrounding the trial process.
13 July 2015, 14:21 PM
Felani killing: Amnesty India to challenge acquittal of BSF man
Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
8 July 2015, 14:18 PM
Felani killing: Rights body condemns BSF man’s acquittal
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses strong condemnation over the recent acquittal of a BSF constable by a special West Bengal court in the killing of Felani Khatun.
6 July 2015, 12:29 PM
BSF man acquitted in Felani revision trial
A special Indian court of BSF acquits Amiya Ghosh again over the brutal killing of Felani Khatun along the border back in 2011. Family say they don’t accept the verdict and want international trial.
3 July 2015, 03:27 AM