Showing posts with label INDO-BANGLA BORDER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label INDO-BANGLA BORDER. Show all posts

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns Recent Killing of Bangladeshi Youth by BSF and Torture of Norwegian Citizen at HSI Airport, Dhaka by LEA

Paris, France; January 9, 2025 – France-based human rights organisation, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly condemns the killing of Saidul Islam, a Bangladeshi youth, by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) gunfire in Sunamganj, and the violent assault on a Bangladeshi-origin Norwegian citizen and his family at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka by Airforce Quick Response Force (QRF) and Ansar personnel on January 8, 2025. These incidents highlight a shocking disregard for fundamental human rights, with victims subjected to excessive force and abuse, and underscore the urgent need for systemic reforms to protect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their background.

Friday, December 20, 2024

STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killings of Three Bangladeshi Youths by the BSF at Jessore

Paris, France; December 20, 2024: France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), strongly condemns the barbaric killing of three Bangladeshi youths –Md. Jahangir, Shahabor Ali, and Sakibur Rahman – who suffered sharp weapon injuries and beatings at the Panchbhulot border in Sharsha upazila, Jessore, on December 18, 2024. This inhumane act, allegedly perpetrated by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), constitutes a grave violation of domestic laws, international treaties, and fundamental human rights principles.

JMBF urges the Government of India to immediately cease such provocative and intrusive behavior and demands that the Government of Bangladesh take effective steps to stop the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by the Indian BSF.

Friday, December 6, 2024

STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns Killing of Bangladeshi Citizen by BSF at Panchagarh: Calls for Justice and Adherence to International Human Rights Standards

Paris, France; December 6, 2024: 
France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), strongly condemns and protests the extrajudicial killing of Anwar Hossain, a 35-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the early hours of December 6, 2024, at the Mominpara border in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila, Panchagarh. This tragic incident, where an unarmed Bangladeshi citizen was fatally shot, constitutes a blatant violation of national sovereignty, international human rights law, and the principles of humanity.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

STATEMENT: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Brutal Killing of Bangladeshi Child Joyonto Kumar Singha by BSF

Paris, France; September 12, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) unequivocally condemns the brutal killing of Joyonto Kumar Singha, a young schoolboy, and the injuring of two others, including Joyonto's father, by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on September 9, 2024, near the Dhantala border in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over the BSF Killing of Bangladeshi Teenage Schoolgirl by Fatal Shooting in Moulvibazar

Paris, France; September 07, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong protest over the tragic killing of 14-year-old Swarna Das, a schoolgirl who was fatally shot by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of September 1, 2024, at the Lalarchak border area of Sharifpur Union, Kulaura, Moulvibazar.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

INDIA-BANGLADESH: JMBF Condemns Killing of Bangladeshi Citizen by Indian Border Security Force at Kumilla

Paris, France: June 11, 2024 - Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a France-based human rights organization, expresses profound concern and vehemently protests the killing of Bangladeshi citizen Anowar Hossain at the Jamtla Indian border area of Burichong upazila in Comilla on Sunday, June 9, 2024, by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).

JMBF strongly condemns this egregious act of violence against an unarmed civilian along the India-Bangladesh border, which represents a blatant violation of human rights. JMBF demands immediate attention and action from the both India and Bangladesh government to provide exemplary punishment to the perpetrators involved in such gross human rights violations.

Saturday, June 1, 2024

BANGLADESH-INDIA: JMBF Unveils Annual State of Indo-Bangla Border Violence 2023

Paris, France – June 01, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) today released the comprehensive report on the annual state of violence along the Indo-Bangladesh border for the year 2023.  The report documents 55 violent incidents that have resulted in 66 victims, underscoring the urgent need for effective interventions to address this persistent issue from January to December 2023. The incidents have led to fatalities, injuries, and detainments, affecting numerous individuals and communities across the border.

To read the full report in PDF, please visit: Annual State of Indo-Bangla Border Violence 2023


The report reveals a troubling pattern of violence, with the majority of incidents being perpetrated against males, resulting in 64 male victims from 53 incidents, while females were targeted in two incidents, leading to two female victims. Despite the lower number of incidents involving females, the violence they experienced was equally severe. 

Thursday, May 9, 2024

JMBF's Urgent Demand for Justice in the Border Killings by Indian BSF and Immediate Halt to Violence

Paris, France; May 09, 2024: The France-based rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses profound anguish and outrage in the strongest condemnation of the recent unjust and egregious killings of two Bangladeshi nationals by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Tetulia border in Panchagarh district on May 8, 2023, early morning. The brutal and unwarranted killing of Abdul Jalil and Yasin Ali, unarmed youths whose lives were ruthlessly snatched away, is an affront to humanity and a blatant violation of human rights.

According to reports published in different news media in Bangladesh, JMBF learned that on May 08, 2024, early morning between 12:30 am to 1:00 am, the Indian Border Security Force killed two Bangladeshi youths, Abdul Jalil, 24, of the Magura area, and Yasin Ali, 23, of the Tiranihat Brammatal area, along the Tetulia border in Panchagarh district using only two bullets. One of the Bangladeshis sustained a bullet to his head, while injuries to another could not be seen due to profound bleeding on the body; The Indian forces took away their bodies after the killings.

Friday, April 5, 2024

Statement:JMBF Strongly Condemns BSF Shootings Along Indo-Bangla Border, Demands Immediate Halt to Violence

Paris,France; April 05, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) strongly protests and expresses deep concern over the deaths of two Bangladeshi citizens and the injuries to five others in Chapainababganj, Lalmonirhat, and Jessore along the Indo-Bangla border in the last week. 

The France base human rights organisation demands an immediate halt to all firing at the Indo-Bangla border and calls for an independent joint international investigation to bring the alleged BSF perpetrators to justice.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Statement: JMBF's Deep Concern and Protest Regarding the Incident of 6 Bangladeshis Killed, 4 Injured, and 7 Arbitrarily Arrested by BSF in December!

Paris, France; December 31, 2023: France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), expresses grave concern and protests over the incident involving the killing of 6 Bangladeshi citizens through shooting, injuring 4 individuals by firing, and the arbitrary detention of 7 people by the Indian Border Guard Force (BSF) at the Bangladesh-India border in the last month (December).

Moreover, as the killing of unarmed Bangladeshi citizens by the BSF on the border constitutes a gross violation of international human rights law, the French-based human rights organization calls upon BSF members to exercise the utmost care in fulfilling their duties in accordance with international law.

প্রেস বিবৃতি: বিএসএফ কর্তৃক ডিসেম্বরে ০৬ বাংলাদেশী হত্যা, ০৪ জন আহত এবং ০৭ জন স্বেচ্ছাচারী আটকের ঘটনায় জেএমবিএফ এর গভীর উদবেগ ও প্রতিবাদ!

প্যারিস, ফ্রান্স; ৩১ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৩ গত এক মাসে (ডিসেম্বর )বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সীমান্তে ভারতীয় সীমান্তরক্ষী বাহিনী (বিএসএফ)কর্তৃক গুলি করে ০৬ বাংলাদেশী নাগরিক হত্যা, ০৪ জন আহত,এবং ৭জন স্বেচ্ছাচারী আটকের ঘটনায় ফ্রান্স ভিত্তিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠান জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ ইন ফ্রান্স (জেএমবিএফ)গভীর উদ্বেগ ও প্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছে।

পাশাপাশি, সীমান্তে বিএসএফ কর্তৃক গুলি করে নিরস্ত্র বাংলাদেশী নাগরিক হত্যার ঘটনা আন্তর্জাতিক মানবাধিকার আইনের চরম লঙ্ঘন মর্মে বিএসএফ সদস্যদের দায়িত্ব পালনে আন্তর্জাতিক আইন মেনে সর্বোচ্চ সতর্কতা অবলম্বনেড় আহ্বান জানিয়েছে ফ্রান্স ভিত্তিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠানটি।