Beyond the Numbers

The frequency of the incidents of extrajudicial killings since 2001, particularly in the past three years documented in this report, tells only a part of the phenomenon. Each of these numbers has a life story behind it – not only that a person has died, but it has also devasted his loved ones, his family, his friends and created a vacuum that will never be filled. As we discuss various dimensions of these numbers, we should never forget this heartbreaking aspect of it. As a citizen of a country, they were entitled to have a life and due process of law to determine their innocence or guilt. But their lives have been cut short by the agents of state who appeared as the judge, jury, and executioner at the same time. Besides, how these people met their frightful moment deserves to be documented. With this in mind, we have documented details of how nine individuals’ lives came to an untimely end.

The details of cases of ten victims of the extrajudicial killings discussed in Appendix 2 follows:

Name Died On District

Milon Bikash Tripura (26) May 28, 2021 Khagrachhari Sanaul Haque Biswas (44) April 29, 2021 Chapainawabganj Delwar Hossain (28) March 3, 2021 Cox’s Bazar Rezaul Karim Reza (30) January 2, 2021 Barishal Raihan Ahmed (35) October 11, 2020 Sylhet Abdul Mannan Munna (35) August 3, 2020 Sylhet Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan (38) July 31, 2020 Cox’s Bazar Abdullah Al Mamun (22)