185 people killed in BD in Jan: BHRC

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UNB, Dhaka :
Six people were murdered everyday on average in the first month of the new year, the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) said on Thursday.
A BHRC report documented 185 killings in January alone.
‘Social violence’ claimed most lives (64), followed by

deaths under unclear circumstances (36), killing by law enforcement agencies (18) and family violence (17), according to the report. Nine political murders were also documented. “Such killings are [indicative] of a worsening law and order situation,” the organisation said.

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