Bangladesh: students members of student organisation beaten, three injured
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Aug 18, 2022
- Event Description
At midnight on 18 August 2022, Meftahul Maruf, a student of Dhaka University, was apprehended and questioned by Chhatra League General Secretary Hasibul Hossain Shanto, who accused him of „anti-state activities and association with militant organisations‟, and for criticizing the current government in a messenger group on Facebook. Later the Provost of Freedom Fighter Ziaur Rahman Hall, Mohammad Billal Hossain, handed Maruf over to Shahbag Police Station. After detaining Maruf at the police station for 12 hours, police released him on bail in the presence of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad leaders and Dhaka University professor Ainul Islam. On the way back to the campus with Maruf, Chhatra League leaders and activists attacked the leaders and activists of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, leaving three people injured.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Violence (physical)
- Wounds and Injuries
- Rights Concerned
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
Three-month human rights monitoring report on Bangladesh - July-September 2022 Event shared by FORUM-ASIA member Odhikar
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.76068982000347
Longitude: 90.39013912526748
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 18 August 2022, a group of students members of the students' organisation Chhatra Odhikar Parishad were beaten by members of the students' organisation supporting the ruling party, and three injured after demanding the release of a detained student in Dhaka, Bangladesh.