RANGPUR: Md. Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Executive Director of Profit Foundation of Kaliganj Upazila, a prominent social worker of Rangpur confers a honorary crest at the Science City Auditorium in Kolkata, India recently.

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HRW seeks wider inquiry against Rab, its disbandment

New York-based rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday asked Bangladesh authorities to establish an independent body to ‘investigate evidence’ that Rab has been responsible for extrajudicial executions, disappearances, torture, and other serious abuses over many years. Human Rights Watch reiterated its longstanding call that Rab be disbanded, and replaced with a fully accountable civilian law enforcement agency dedicated to fighting crime and terrorism. “This is a good opportunity for Bangladesh to deliver on its longstanding promise of zero...

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