The report, released on Wednesday, recommends abolishing the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, as well as limiting the Border ...
The OHCHR also asked for binding directives prohibiting the use of firearms loaded with metal shot or other lethal ammunition to disperse crowds ...
The government has approved the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to procure non-lethal weapons- tear gas and sound grenades, for use at the border. Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, adviser to ...
Historically, Hilsa has also been used as a bargaining chip ... In another incident, BGB arrested five Indians, claiming they were armed and involved in cattle smuggling. On the other hand ...
The most recent was over BGB guards ostensibly failing to stop armed criminals from entering India. While the Bangladesh high commission lodged a protest over a Bangladesh national’s death in ...
While armed BGB jawans argued with the Indian villagers ... “Our area received global attention because of the Tin Bigha corridor. I still remember that it used to be open for Bangladeshis — to move ...
DHAKA, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS) – UN rights organ OHCHR has suggested restructuring of Bangladesh’s security and policing systems ...