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  2. Crossfire (Bangladesh) - Wikipedia

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    Crossfire in Bangladesh is a form of staged extrajudicial killings, often referring to the death of a person by gun shot under the custody of a law enforcement agency. [1] In March 2010, the then director general of the elite law enforcement agency of Bangladesh, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said that since it was started in 2004 RAB had killed 622 people.

  3. Rapid Action Battalion - Wikipedia

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    Their family organized a press conference and protest asking they not be killed in a crossfire. [16] They were killed in a crossfire on 16 November. [16] Bangladesh High Court expressed concern over the death of the two brothers. [17] On 3 February, Mohiuddin Arif, a technician at Apollo Hospital Dhaka was detained and tortured in custody by ...

  4. Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh

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    A mother with a photo of her son who became a victim of forced disappearance in 2013 (image by VOA). Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh refer to extrajudicial executions carried out by law enforcement agencies without due legal process and to abduction cases in which the government directly or indirectly kidnaps people and holds them incommunicado.

  5. Killing of Ekramul Haque - Wikipedia

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    The Bangladesh government created an investigation team to look into the shooting after the audio call was leaked. [ 14 ] On 10 December 2021, the United States approved sanctions against seven current and former officers of the Rapid Action Battalion under the Magnitsky Act , the first Bangladeshi officials to face sanctions under the act. [ 15 ]

  6. Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

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    On 20 December 2001, the Government of Bangladesh established a separate Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment, giving increased importance to the field of foreign employment. The purpose of forming this ministry is to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers and expand foreign employment.

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  8. Encounter killing - Wikipedia

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    Encounter killings, often simply referred to as encounters, is a euphemism used in South Asia to refer to extrajudicial killings by security forces.The officers typically described the incidents as a shootout situation, often allegedly starting when a criminal grabs for the gun of a police officer. [1]

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    In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events ...