DHAKA: Bangladesh human rights organization Odhikar has documented that at least eight people were victims of extrajudicial killings between August 9 and September 30, after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus took power in Dhaka on August 8. The July-September human rights report was prepared by Odhikar based on reports submitted by human rights activists affiliated with it and data published by news outlets.
Of these eight victims, one died as a result of police torture, another due to alleged torture at the hands of the Narcotics Control Department, and three were tortured to death, allegedly by joint forces. In addition, three people were shot dead by joint forces.
Between August 9 and September 30, at least 52 people were killed and 1,308 people were injured in political violence, the report said.
A total of 67 people were lynched between July and September. Of these, 36 were lynched between July 1 and August 5, and 31 between August 9 and September 30. Between August 9 and September 30, however, no cases of alleged forced disappearances were reported.
According to the statistics collected by Odhikar, between August 9 and September 30, four journalists were injured, two were assaulted, three were threatened; cases were brought against three while they were performing their professional duties.
The report said 1,581 people, including children, were killed and more than 18,000 injured during the student-led mass uprising from July 1 to August 5, citing statistics from the Students’ Movement Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee.