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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
28.
Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted five cases to the
Government; of those, four cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the source and one case remains outstanding.
Bangladesh
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 5
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
Cases sent under
beginning of the the urgent action
period under
procedure
review
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
6
3
0
0
11
2
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
4
Yes
0
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
Yes (2011)
Government response
No
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
Invitation extended
N/A
Urgent actions
29.
The Working Group transmitted two cases under its urgent action procedure to the
Government. The first case concerned Mr. Tapu Tapan Das, who was allegedly arrested
by members of the Detective Branch of the Police from KB Road, Gendaria, Dhaka, on 3
August 2011. The Government acknowledged this urgent action through a communication
dated 5 December 2011, and provided a response dated 7 May 2012. The second case
concerned Mr. Mohamed Nazrul Islam, who was allegedly arrested by members of the
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Karmarkhand, Sirajganj district, on 13 June 2012. The
Government acknowledged this urgent action through a communication dated 20
September 2012.
Standard procedure
30.
The Working Group transmitted three cases to the Government under its standard
procedure. The first concerned Mr. Habib Habibur Rahman Haoladar, who was
allegedly arrested on 6 July 2011 outside his house, near Katakhal canal, by police officers
believed to be from the local police station, the Armed Police Battalion, and the Bagerhat
District Detective Branch (DB). The other cases concerned Messrs. Mohammad
Waliullah and Al Mukaddas Hussain, who were allegedly arrested on 5 February 2012 on
a Hanif Enterprise bus in Nobinagar, Savar, Dhaka, by members of the Detective Branch
(DB) of police in uniform and agents from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Unit 4, also in
uniform.
Information from the Government
31.
The Working Group received four communications from the Government dated 5
December 2011, 7 May 2012, 23 August 2012, and 20 September 2012, regarding four
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