Law enforcers killed 277 people across the country in last nine months of whom 224 met their end in 'crossfire', says a report of Odhikar, a rights organisation. | It keeps me busy |
For political reasons, Odhikar in its report, based on stories published in 14 leading national dailies and their own investigation, said a total of 243 people were killed, 14400 injured, 3595 arrested and 45 abducted across the country.
In Chittagong Hill Tracts, 24 people were killed, 271 injured, 34 arrested, 21 abducted, three raped and three others went missing.
During this period, one journalist was killed and 138 others injured, apart from 12 attacked, 35 assaulted, four arrested, 79 received death threats while cases were lodged against 95. Besides, a press club, two printing houses and two newspaper offices were attacked.
The report said 521 women were raped in last nine months across the country. Of them 104 were killed after rape and 12 committed suicide after being violated.
Besides, 122 people including 14 children and 78 women fell victims to acid violence while 275 people faced dowry-related violence and of them 205 were killed for dowry, 55 were tortured, five received acid burn injuries and seven committed suicide.
As many as 813 children also faced torture and 271 of them were killed, 180 raped, 113 injured, 72 kidnapped, 14 sustained acid burnt, seven arrested, 115 went missing and 41 took their lives.