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The chilling evidence of secret killings
Mohammad Jamil Khan Bangladesh
Over 27,000 unidentified bodies recovered and buried in last 10 years
The chilling evidence of secret killings | Dhaka Tribune
Photo- Wikimedia
Despite widespread outcry against secret killings, they continue unabated, with approximately 27,000 unnamed bodies recovered in the last 10 years, many if not most the result of foul play.
The private charity Anjuman Mufidul Islam alone buried 27,124 bodies between 2000 and 2010.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital (SSMCH) two major government-funded hospitals in the capital receive an average of six unidentified bodies every day.
Around five such bodies are also recovered every day from other parts of the country, according to a survey.
In most cases, post mortem reports reveal that the victims were murdered or killed by accident. The bodies were often without limbs or heads. Police usually file unnatural death cases in such situations by taking a visual record of the victims.
Such cases keep piling up at police stations and hardly ever go to trial.
Anjuman Mufidul Islam receives five to six bodies per day from the DMCH and SSMCH, while local police stations also hand over bodies to them.
When contacted, Mohammad Abdul Halim, director (service) of Anjuman Mufidul Islams head office, told the Dhaka Tribune that many of the unnamed bodies they received were teenagers and the majority of them were aged between 18 and 45.
The victims in most cases were found to have succumbed to gun wounds, stab injuries or asphyxiation.
When asked, Director (investigation) of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Nur Khan said that among the unidentified dead, some are found to have died by accident while a majority of them by murder.
Criminals intentionally damage the faces of their victims to make them unidentifiable, he added.
Once the body is unnamed, the case in this regard does not move to trial and ultimately gets dismissed, he continued.
The organisation buried around 8,000 bodies during 2007-2012.
The yearly statistics of the organisation says that it buried around 1,407 bodies from July 2012 to May 2013. Among them, 416 bodies were buried in the first five months 92 in January, 85 in February, 90 in March, 72 in April and 77 in May. On top of which, last month it buried around 295 unidentified dead bodies recovered from the Rana Plaza collapse site in Savar.
Regarding the burial of the dead, Halim, the Anjuman Mufidul Islam director, said: Every day we receive a number of bodies which are buried as soon as possible due to insufficient facilities for preservation.
Sometimes, bodies handed over to the charity remain in a very bad state, which is why it is not possible to wait for identification that takes a long time, he said, adding that only a small number of corpses get identified.
The Dhaka Tribunes own investigation found that people hand over bodies to DMCH one way or another, leaving little or no trace behind to be identified.
On March 7, 2012, a woman named Rahima Begum took the body of a girl named Ziamin to the hospital and left the infirmary immediately under the pretext of buying medicine.
Doctors later found that the girl had died long before. Ziamins body was first sent to the hospital morgue and then to Anjuman Mufidul Islam.
Police recovered four unidentified bodies between March 1 and 10 of the year. Though the police filed cases on the matter, the causes of death remained a mystery.
Dhaka University (DU) Sociology Prof Masuda M Rashid blamed these unnatural deaths on law enforcement agencies.
She told the Dhaka Tribune that police negligence and inefficiency are causes for the rise of such deaths.
Prof Masuda added that lack of exemplary punishment also encourages criminals to thrive under the nose of law enforcers.
When contacted, Former inspector general of police Abdul Kaiyum said that people do not get informed about missing members of their family due to a lack of awareness.
Deputy Commissioner (media and publication) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman said: It is difficult to investigate an unnatural death case, but we try our best to obtain the victims identities. The DMP official said that police take pictures of unidentified bodies and note down causes and times of death to keep a record in case of emergency.
We send such record copies to police stations across the country, he said, adding moreover that Criminal Investigation Department (CID) publish regular updates on unnatural deaths, and we post photos on our website.
In August last year, Anjuman Mufidul Islam buried 128 bodies while in July it buried 113.
From July 2011 to June 2012, it buried a total of 1,181 bodies while 1,054 were buried from July 2010 to June 2011 and 1,596 from July 2009 to June 2010.
Moreover, around 5,000 bodies were recovered from other districts across the country between 2008 and 2010. Of them, 881 bodies were laid to rest by Anjuman Mufidul Islams Chittagong branch. In 2008, it buried 305 bodies, in 2009, 296 and in 2010, 280 bodies.
BANGLADESHBODYDMCHSECRET KILLINGEVIDENCEUNIDENTIFIEDSSMCH
Last updated on June 22, 2013 at 09:13
The chilling evidence of secret killings
Mohammad Jamil Khan Bangladesh
Over 27,000 unidentified bodies recovered and buried in last 10 years
The chilling evidence of secret killings | Dhaka Tribune
Photo- Wikimedia
Despite widespread outcry against secret killings, they continue unabated, with approximately 27,000 unnamed bodies recovered in the last 10 years, many if not most the result of foul play.
The private charity Anjuman Mufidul Islam alone buried 27,124 bodies between 2000 and 2010.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital (SSMCH) two major government-funded hospitals in the capital receive an average of six unidentified bodies every day.
Around five such bodies are also recovered every day from other parts of the country, according to a survey.
In most cases, post mortem reports reveal that the victims were murdered or killed by accident. The bodies were often without limbs or heads. Police usually file unnatural death cases in such situations by taking a visual record of the victims.
Such cases keep piling up at police stations and hardly ever go to trial.
Anjuman Mufidul Islam receives five to six bodies per day from the DMCH and SSMCH, while local police stations also hand over bodies to them.
When contacted, Mohammad Abdul Halim, director (service) of Anjuman Mufidul Islams head office, told the Dhaka Tribune that many of the unnamed bodies they received were teenagers and the majority of them were aged between 18 and 45.
The victims in most cases were found to have succumbed to gun wounds, stab injuries or asphyxiation.
When asked, Director (investigation) of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) Nur Khan said that among the unidentified dead, some are found to have died by accident while a majority of them by murder.
Criminals intentionally damage the faces of their victims to make them unidentifiable, he added.
Once the body is unnamed, the case in this regard does not move to trial and ultimately gets dismissed, he continued.
The organisation buried around 8,000 bodies during 2007-2012.
The yearly statistics of the organisation says that it buried around 1,407 bodies from July 2012 to May 2013. Among them, 416 bodies were buried in the first five months 92 in January, 85 in February, 90 in March, 72 in April and 77 in May. On top of which, last month it buried around 295 unidentified dead bodies recovered from the Rana Plaza collapse site in Savar.
Regarding the burial of the dead, Halim, the Anjuman Mufidul Islam director, said: Every day we receive a number of bodies which are buried as soon as possible due to insufficient facilities for preservation.
Sometimes, bodies handed over to the charity remain in a very bad state, which is why it is not possible to wait for identification that takes a long time, he said, adding that only a small number of corpses get identified.
The Dhaka Tribunes own investigation found that people hand over bodies to DMCH one way or another, leaving little or no trace behind to be identified.
On March 7, 2012, a woman named Rahima Begum took the body of a girl named Ziamin to the hospital and left the infirmary immediately under the pretext of buying medicine.
Doctors later found that the girl had died long before. Ziamins body was first sent to the hospital morgue and then to Anjuman Mufidul Islam.
Police recovered four unidentified bodies between March 1 and 10 of the year. Though the police filed cases on the matter, the causes of death remained a mystery.
Dhaka University (DU) Sociology Prof Masuda M Rashid blamed these unnatural deaths on law enforcement agencies.
She told the Dhaka Tribune that police negligence and inefficiency are causes for the rise of such deaths.
Prof Masuda added that lack of exemplary punishment also encourages criminals to thrive under the nose of law enforcers.
When contacted, Former inspector general of police Abdul Kaiyum said that people do not get informed about missing members of their family due to a lack of awareness.
Deputy Commissioner (media and publication) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman said: It is difficult to investigate an unnatural death case, but we try our best to obtain the victims identities. The DMP official said that police take pictures of unidentified bodies and note down causes and times of death to keep a record in case of emergency.
We send such record copies to police stations across the country, he said, adding moreover that Criminal Investigation Department (CID) publish regular updates on unnatural deaths, and we post photos on our website.
In August last year, Anjuman Mufidul Islam buried 128 bodies while in July it buried 113.
From July 2011 to June 2012, it buried a total of 1,181 bodies while 1,054 were buried from July 2010 to June 2011 and 1,596 from July 2009 to June 2010.
Moreover, around 5,000 bodies were recovered from other districts across the country between 2008 and 2010. Of them, 881 bodies were laid to rest by Anjuman Mufidul Islams Chittagong branch. In 2008, it buried 305 bodies, in 2009, 296 and in 2010, 280 bodies.
BANGLADESHBODYDMCHSECRET KILLINGEVIDENCEUNIDENTIFIEDSSMCH
Last updated on June 22, 2013 at 09:13
