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2019 were killed in social violence last year

Says BHRC survey report

Staff Correspondent
A total of2553 people were killed in last year showing a grave human rights situation in the country.
According to a survey report of Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC), some 2019 people were killed due to social violence while the law enforcers killed 148 from January 1 to December 31.
The report was prepared on the basis of information received from district, upazila and municipality level offices of the commission and the stories published in national dailies.
According to the report, 111 women were killed for dowry and 62 killed after being raped.
Some 38 political activists were killed while 58 others were beaten to death by angry mobs.
Twenty-four patients died due to negligence of doctors while in border areas 79 Bangladeshis were killed by BSF.
Some 125 rape cases were recorded and four of them committed suicide after being raped.
A total of 11 domestic aids were killed while some 49 people died in jail, 77 were trafficked and 68 were the victims of acid violence.
Three journalists were killed and 63 others injured, the press release of the commission added.
Expressing grave concern over the human rights situation, the commission urged the law enforcement agencies to be more responsible and establish rule of law in the country.
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad reported that a total of4355 women were repressed during the period.
A total of 255 women and children were trafficked and of them 33 were sold at brothel. Besides, 201 were abducted.
Dowry caused death to 176 women while 324 were repressed in various ways.
1768 Killed In Workplaces
UNB adds: A total of 1768 workers were killed while 1782 others injured in different workplaces in the country in 2007.
Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation revealed the statistics
on Monday after monitoring 11 newspapers from January 1 to Dec 31.
Among the total victims, 262 workers were female.
A press release of the foundation said the occupational death and injury figures were the highest in garment sector followed by transport and construction sectors.
Unwillingness of employers to follow the laws and rules, hazardous and aged-old installations, ineffective machinery and inadequate safety tools at workplaces were the major causes of accidents, it added.