French-Bengali Attorney Joins Hands with JMBF to Provide Pro Bono Legal Support

Paris, September 28, 2023: In a significant development towards the promotion of human rights and justice, prominent French-Bengali attorney  Chitro Shahabuddin Maître, a member of the Paris Bar, has agreed to offer her legal expertise pro bono to Bangladeshi citizens residing in France through her collaboration with JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF).

The partnership was formalized during a meeting held on September 26, 2023, at the prestigious 9, Rue du Val de Grâce, 75005 PARIS, where Advocate Shahanur Islam, the Founder President of JMBF, and Maître Chitro Shahabuddin discussed their shared commitment to providing legal support to those in need. Moynuddin Khan, Treasurer of JMBF, also participated in this significant meeting.

Panel Lawyers Awareness on Human Trafficking in Jessore

District Legal Aid Panel Lawyers’’ Awareness Raising on Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Victims’ Rights in Bangladesh held on 23rd July Jessore Circuit House, Jessore.The training aims at increasing understanding and awareness of District Legal Aid Officers in dealing with the cases

Warrants Issued for Arrest of Four Policemen Alleging Torture in Remand

Dhaka, September 23, 2010

The Chef Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM), Dhaka issued warrants for arrest of four police officers, including former Ramna police officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday September 22, 2010, t in connection with torturing a Chhatra League leader in custody  to force ‘false admission’ in the case of attempt on the life of Dhaka University teacher Humayun Azad in

Shahanur Islam Works to Resolve Case of Unlawful Arrest

Dhaka: Octobr 20, 2010

On October 6, 2010, Mr. Mokhlesur Rahman Badal was arrested by the Drug Control Directorate police of the Ramna zone in the Dhaka metropolitan area. He was detained on the charge of being an accomplice to a drug smuggler who resided in the same building. On October 12, 2010, Adv. Shahanur Islam Saikot, JusticeMaker Fellow

Sue against nine police and prison officials alleging torture in custody and death due to negligence after torture

A petition case has been filed  against nine (9) police and prison officials including Jail Superintendent & Jailor of Naogaon district jail as well as former Officer in Charge (OC) and present second officer of Badalgachhi police Station under Naogaon district on March 21, 2012. The case has been filed with the Judicial Magistrate Court, Naogaon

JusticeMakers Bangladesh assists a woman victim to get release from jail custody.

Dhaka,April 04, 2012 

Kollpona, 36 years old woman mother of a ten year’s old daughter who had been arrested in July 2009 by the Paltan police station under Dhaka Metropolitan police from house of her master alleging to steal two gold bangles along with some cash money. Though the police was not able to recover any stolen goods, she was put to the

Sued against Police Official alleging to physically attacked on Lawyer and Human Rights Defender in Police Station

Dhaka: April 19, 2012 

JusticeMakers Bangladesh has been sued against a sub inspector of police alleging to physically attack on a human rights defender and lawyer in Bangladesh while he went to police station to register a general diary appealing to ensure his and his team members physical security. Advocate Shahanur Islam founding general secretary of

Shahanur Islam assits the minority women victim of torture to get justice

The High Court has summoned the police superintendent of Madaripur and the officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajoir Police Station for allegedly torturing a housewife. The summons was issued against police super Sarder Tamijuddin Ahmed and OC M Moshiur Rahman by a bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Zakir Hossain on Tuesday following a writ petition filed by housewife Shila Mollick.

NEWS:Arrest warrant against four police officers

Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: September 22, 2010 22:52 PM
Reported in: National

 

Dhaka, Sep 22 (UNB)- The CMM court today ordered warrant of arrest against four former police officers of Ramna thana in a case that accused them of torturing a BCL leader in custody more than 6 years ago.

The accused are former OC Mahbubur Rahman, SIs Nair Ali and Rezaul Karim and police sergeant Anwar.

NEWS:Warrants issued for arrest of four policemen

Staff Correspondent 

A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued warrants for arrest of four police officers, including former Ramna police officer-in-charge Mahbubur Rahman, in connection with torturing a Chhatra League leader in custody to force ‘false admission’ in the case of attempt on the life of Dhaka University teacher Humayun Azad in 2004.

Metropolitan magistrate Mehedi Hasan Talukder passed the order after hearing an investigation report on a complaint filed with the Dhaka chief metropolitan magistrate’s court on March 5, 2008 by Chhatra League leader Abu Abbas Bhuiyan accusing former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and the four policemen of torturing him in custody to force ‘false admission.’

রমনা থানার সাবেক ওসি সহ চার পুলিশের বিরুদ্ধে গ্রেফতারী পরোয়ানা "

রিমান্ডে নিয়ে স্বীকারোক্তি আদায়ের নামে নির্মম নির্যাতনের অভিযোগে রমনা থানার সাবেক ওসি মাহবুবুর রহমান, এস আই নাসের আলী, এস আই রেজাউল করিম ও সার্জেন্ট আনোয়ারের বিরুদ্ধে আজ গ্রেফতারী পরোয়ানা জারী হয়েছে। মহানগর হাকিম জনাব মেহেদি হাসান তালুকদার ঢাকা মহানগর গোয়েন্দা পুলিশ কর্তিক প্রদত্ত তদন্ত রিপোর্টের ভিত্তিতে মামলাটি আমলে নিয়ে এই আদেশ প্রদান করেন।

মামলার অভিযোগে জানা যায়, গত ২৭ ফেব্রয়ারী ২০০৪ ইং তারিখে  ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের বাংলা বিভাগের সম্মানিত শিক্ষক ডঃ হুমায়ূন আজাদের উপর সন্ত্রাসীদের হামলার প্রতিবাদে  গত ২৮ ফেব্রুয়ারী ২০০৪ ইং তারিখে ঢাকা বিশ্ব বিদ্যালয়ের সাধারণ ছাত্র-ছাত্রীদের ব্যানারে অনুষ্ঠিত মিছিল হতে ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞান বিভাগের ছাত্র ও বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ কেন্দ্রীয় নির্বাহী সংসদের গণশিক্ষা বিষয়ক সম্পাদক মোঃ আবু আব্বাস ভুঁইয়াকে গ্রেফতার করে রমনা থানা্য় আটকনির্মম নির্যাতন করে। পরবর্তীতে ডঃ হুমায়ূন আজাদের উপর সন্ত্রাসী হামলা্য় মিথ্যেভাবে জড়িত করে ৫ দিনের রিমান্ডে নিয়ে স্বীকারোক্তি আদায়ের নামে গত ০২ মার্চ ২০০৪ তারিখ পর্যন্ত রমনা থানার তৎকালীন ভারপ্রাপ্ত কর্মকর্তা মাহবুবুর রহমানসহ উল্লেখিত পুলিশ সদস্যগন অমানবিক নির্যাতন করে তার বাম হাতের মধ্যাঙ্গুল ভেঙ্গে ফেলে। পরবর্তীতে তার অবস্থা খুব বেশী খারাপ হলে জেল হাজতে প্রেরণ করেন।

Abbas to sue Babar, four others

Staff Correspondent 

Abu Abbas Bhuiyan, the mass education secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League’s central committee, will file a case today against five persons including Lutfozzamman Babar, former state minister for home affairs.

   The case will be filed with the court of the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka.

   Abbas was arrested on charge of being involved in the attack on the late Humayun Azad on February 27 in 2004, and was later severely tortured in custody.

NEWS: A Case, Charging on Murder by Torturing was Filed against 16 Men including 7 Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)

A petition case was filed against 16 men including 7 members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-08, Madaripur Zone, charging on murder by torturing during the time of emergency under section 302, 109, 34 and 506 of Penal Code with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Shariyapur district by one Ret’d Army Men Mr. Abdur Rahman Khan, father of the dead person (victim) Mr. Afjal Hossin today on May 25, 2009 with the help of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), under its legal and humanitarian activities to promote and protect human rights with the vision of making a torture and extra judicial execution free Bangladesh. One of the accused is an Assistant Superintend of Police (ASP) level official of RAB.

PRESS RELEASE:Press Release A case charging on murder by torturing during emergency period is going to be file against seven members of elite force

A case charging on murder by torturing during emergency period is going to be file against seven members of elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), including an Assistant Superintend of Police (ASP) with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Shariyatpur on May 25, 2009. 

 A petition case is going to be file against the seven members of elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8, Madaripur, including an Assistant Superintend of Police (ASP) charging on murder by torturing during the time of emergency under section 302, 109, 34 and 506 of Penal Code with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Shariyapur district by one Ret’d Army Men Mr. Abdur Rahman Khan, father of the dead person (victim) Mr. Afjal Hossin on May 25, 2009 with the help of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR), under its legal and humanitarian activities to promote and protect human rights with the vision of making a torture and extra judicial execution free Bangladesh.

NEWS: A Businessman in Dhaka Sues against Joint Forces Man with the Legal Help of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)

A businessman, who was brutally tortured by the joint forces during the period of caretaker government, filed a case against Mejor Sarwar, who was under duty of 17, East Bengle Regiment, Dhaka and other two civilians his cousin Saiful Islam and the latter’s associate Abdus Samad, on charge of attempt to murder by torturing him during the emergency regime with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Dhaka under section 323, 324, 325, 326, 307, 506, 109 and 34 on April 13, 2009 with the legal help the human rights organization “Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)”. Md. Samsuddin Ahmed, proprietor of M/S Samsuddin Overseas in his complaint stated that, on July 26 2007, around at 1.30 p.m. a team comprising six members of army led by Maj. Sarwar who was on plain clothes along with Abdus samad and Saiful went to his office, 64/4, Naya Paltan, Dhaka and beat him mercilessly while he was doing his regular business job. Then, he was picked up and took him to the temporary camp of joint forces at Paltan Community Centre and again he was brutally tortured there by kicking with boot, slapping, beating with iron road, baton without any reason.

NEWS: Torture During Emergency: Army officer, 2 others sued

The Daily Star: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 

Torture During Emergency: Army officer, 2 others sued 

Court Correspondent 

 An attempted murder case was filed yesterday against an army major and two others with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court of Dhaka. Mohammad Shamsuddin Ahmed, proprietor of M/S Shahmsuddin Overseas, filed the case against the three on charges of attempting to murder him in their custody during the state of emergency in 2007. This is the first time a case has been filed against an army officer for torturing in custody. After the hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Kanika Biswas recorded the statement of complainant, took it into cognisance and did not pass any order on the issue. The accused in the case are Major Sarwar and two civilians Abdus Samad and Md Saiful Islam. In his complaint, Shamsuddin mentioned that Maj Sarwar, Samad and Saiful picked him up from his Nayapaltan office on July 26 in 2007 and took him to the temporary army camp at Paltan Community Centre where they tortured him mercilessly without any reason. The plaintiff alleged that he lost his sense after the torture and was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment as his condition was deteriorating. Later, he was shown arrested in a criminal case filed with Paltan Police Station on July 26, 2007 even though his name was not in the first information report (FIR). He was released on bail on August 6, 2007. Moreover, the investigation officer submitted a final report saying that the charges brought against him (plaintiff) were not proved, complainant said. Adv. Shahanur Islam Saikot, Programme manager of Legal & Human Rights affairs at Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights moved the case on behalf of the complainant.

NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency

The Daily Janakontha, Date: April 14, 2009

NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency

The Daily Karatoa, Date: April 14, 2009

NEWS:Businessman sues army major for torture during emergency

Amader Shomoy, Date: April 14, 2009

NEWS: Businessman sues joint forces men over 'torture'

Businessman sues joint forces men over 'torture' 

The Independent, Date: April 14, 2009

 A businessman, who said he was tortured by the joint forces during the caretaker government's rule, filed a case yesterday against Major Sarwar and two others. Md Shamsuddin Ahmed filed the case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at around 10:30am. According to case details, on July 26, 2007 Maj Sarwar along with six to seven other members of the joint forces in plainclothes went to Shamsuddin's Naya Paltan office and beat him up. He said they took him to a joint force's makeshift camp at Paltan Community Centre and further tortured him there. Shamsuddin was first admitted to Rajarbagh Police Line Hospital. As his condition worsened he was later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The case was not filed that time due to the state of emergency, Shamsuddin said. Human-rights organisation Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights's lawyer Shahnur Islam Saikot assisted the plaintiff in filing the case.