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A street in front of Dhaka's Indian High Commission has been named Felani Road on Google Map.
This follows demand of a Facebook group, even as Bangladesh continue to fume over a Border Security Force (BSF) court letting off the soldier who killed Felani.
On Friday night, Google Map showed the street between the Indian High Commission and Brazil embassy as Felani Rd.
Felani Khatun was shot dead by BSF personnel in January 2011 along Kurigrams Anantapur border.
Her body dangled for hours from the barbed wire fence, provoking outrage in India and Bangladesh and leading to a barrage of criticism in the world media.
After repeated calls by Dhaka and demands of human-rights organisations, the BSF finally started trying their trooper accused of the killing.
However, on Sept 6, the special court acquitted prime accused constable Amiya Ghosh. The verdict led to a furore in Bangladesh.
India on Friday said it would review the trial after Bangladesh expressed dissatisfaction over the verdict and said it would challenge the decision.
After the verdict, a page was opened on Facebook demanding naming the street in front of the Indian High Commission as Felani Road.
Nearly 27,000 Facebook users liked the page until 2:30am on Saturday.
The page said they would name the street Felani Road irrespective of the government's approval.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/09/14/felani-road-on-google-map
This follows demand of a Facebook group, even as Bangladesh continue to fume over a Border Security Force (BSF) court letting off the soldier who killed Felani.
On Friday night, Google Map showed the street between the Indian High Commission and Brazil embassy as Felani Rd.
Felani Khatun was shot dead by BSF personnel in January 2011 along Kurigrams Anantapur border.
Her body dangled for hours from the barbed wire fence, provoking outrage in India and Bangladesh and leading to a barrage of criticism in the world media.
After repeated calls by Dhaka and demands of human-rights organisations, the BSF finally started trying their trooper accused of the killing.
However, on Sept 6, the special court acquitted prime accused constable Amiya Ghosh. The verdict led to a furore in Bangladesh.
India on Friday said it would review the trial after Bangladesh expressed dissatisfaction over the verdict and said it would challenge the decision.
After the verdict, a page was opened on Facebook demanding naming the street in front of the Indian High Commission as Felani Road.
Nearly 27,000 Facebook users liked the page until 2:30am on Saturday.
The page said they would name the street Felani Road irrespective of the government's approval.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/09/14/felani-road-on-google-map