The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh (BHRC) has said, apart from road accidents and cases of suicide, a total of 185 people have been killed—for various reasons—across the country, in January 2019.
The commission shared the findings in a press release on Thursday.
According to the commission, the report was prepared after it gathered data from its field offices located in different districts, sub-districts, and municipalities.
Additionally, based on reports published in national dailies, the documentation department of BHRC also conducted investigations with the co-operation of International Human Rights Commission (IHRC).
Mentioning that, on average, six people were killed per day in January, the commission said the situation indicates an extreme deterioration of law and order.
Expressing grave concern, BHRC said the government’s law enforcement agencies and authorities concerned must play a more effective role in diminishing the rising number of killings.
Of the 185 such victims: six were killed because of a dowry, 17 were killed by domestic violence, 64 were killed in social violence, nine were killed for political reasons, 18 were killed by law enforcement agencies, five were killed by the Border Security Force , five were killed due to negligence by physicians, eight were killed following abductions, five were killed by assassination, 36 were killed by mysterious means, 10 were killed following rape, and two were killed in acid attacks.
Moreover, 263 people were killed in road accidents, nationwide, while 19 others committed suicide.
Additionally, 40 women were raped, three were sexually harassed, and five others were tortured over their dowry in January.
