‘Gayebana Janaza’ held at DU for Bangladeshis killed on borders

A ‘Gayebana Janaza’ (token funeral prayer) was held at the Dhaka University campus yesterday for Bangladeshi nationals killed along the country’s borders with India. Students under the banner Bangladesher Nagorikbrindo (Citizens of Bangladesh) organised the funeral prayer that was also attended by teachers of various private and public universities in front of Raju sculpture of the campus yesterday.  

Citing a recent report, Khandaker Muhammad Abdur Raquib, a teacher of BRAC University said that, “1,185 Bangladeshis were killed indiscriminately along borders since 2001. Another 1,118 were injured and over 1400 Bangladeshis were kidnapped. A number of women were also raped in the country’s border regions along India.

“As we live in a modern era, we presume that there is justice everywhere and that there will be no extrajudicial killings anywhere. But India has toyed with this imagination of the people without caring much about international law. The neighboring country is also tagging these tortured, murdered Bangladeshis as smugglers” said Abdur Raquib.

Umama Fatema, a second year student of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at DU said, “Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claims that those killed along the borders were involved in illicit drug peddling or smuggling. BGB is seen trying to justify these claims. The Bangladesh government also tries to justify extrajudicial killings by terming them deaths in crossfire or gunfights.”

Meanwhile, a student of Marketing Department of the university Nasir Abdullah went on sit-in protest in front of Raju sculpture protesting border killings.

Seven Bangladeshis have reportedly been killed between January 21 to 23 along the country’s borders with India.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told parliament on July 11, last year said the Indian border security force BSF killed a total of 294 Bangladeshi nationals since 2009.

 

Gayebana Janaza held at DU for Bangladeshis killed on borders

A Gayebana Janaza (token funeral prayer) was held at the Dhaka University campus yesterday for Bangladeshi nationals killed along the countrys borders with India. Students under the banner Bangladesher Nagorikbrindo (Citizens of Bangladesh) organised the funeral prayer that was also attended by teachers of various private and public universities in front of Raju sculpture of the campus yesterday. Citing a recent report, Khandaker Muhammad Abdur Raquib, a teacher of BRAC University said that, 1,185 Bangladeshis were killed indiscriminately along borders since 2001. Another 1,118 were injured and over 1400 Bangladeshis were kidnapped. A number of women were also raped in the countrys border regions along India. As we live in a modern era, we presume that there is justice everywhere and that there will be no extrajudicial killings anywhere. But India has toyed with this imagination of the people without caring much about international law. The neighboring country is also tagging these tortured, murdered Bangladeshis as smugglers said Abdur Raquib. Umama Fatema, a second year student of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at DU said, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claims that those killed along the borders were involved in illicit drug peddling or smuggling. BGB is seen trying to justify these claims. The Bangladesh government also tries to justify extrajudicial killings by terming them deaths in crossfire or gunfights. Meanwhile, a student of Marketing Department of the university Nasir Abdullah went on sit-in protest in front of Raju sculpture protesting border killings. Seven Bangladeshis have reportedly been killed between January 21 to 23 along the countrys borders with India. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told parliament on July 11, last year said the Indian border security force BSF killed a total of 294 Bangladeshi nationals since 2009.