Bangladesh must improve its human rights record

There is no scope for repealing the sanctions against Rab, without concrete actions and accountability, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today.

A former Union Parishad chairman has been killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.

A man has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Jor Debar Par area under Double Mooring Police Station of Chattogram, hours after he murdered his three-year-old nephew.

Two persons, including an alleged robber, have been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim that two Rohingya robbers were killed in a gunfight with the elite force members in front of Jadimura Hill, adjacent to Rohingya Camp-26, in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Two alleged robbers are killed in “gunfight” with Rab in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar upazila.

Four alleged yaba traders have been killed in separate “gunfights” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district.

A murder case accused, detained from Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday, was killed in “gunfight” with detectives in Jashore this morning, police say.

An alleged leader of a robber gang, apprehended by police five hours earlier, has been killed in a “gunfight” between police and his cohorts in Sebbagh upazila of Noakhali around 2:45am today, according to police.

A Rohingya man, who was allegedly involved in drug smuggling, has been killed in “gunfight” with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Cox’s Bazar.

Two suspected criminals including a yaba trader have been killed in two separate “gunfights” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early.

An alleged robber has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah.

An alleged ringleader of a robber gang has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cumilla.

Two alleged criminals are killed in a “gunfight” with police in Satkhira town, hours after they were arrested in a mugging case.

Two suspected Rohingya criminals have been killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.

A suspected Rohingya drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Ledar Churi in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

A member of an inter-district robber gang has been killed in a “gunfight” in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria.

A suspected robber is killed and two others suffer gunshot wounds in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Dhaka's Bhatara area.

Five suspected robbers are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in the Sundarbans area of Khulna and Habiganj districts.