Amnesty calls for thorough, impartial probe into Hadi murder

Amnesty International has said the interim government must take immediate steps to hold perpetrators of acts of violence and killings accountable in a fair trial without recourse to the death penalty.

It called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi, and the subsequent mob violence which led to the burning of the offices of Prothom Alo and Daily Star and Chhayanaut, and the harassment of New Age editor Nurul Kabir.

"Furthermore, we are alarmed by the lynching of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das following allegations of blasphemy," said the rights body in a statement.

Amnesty International condemned the mob violence which has resulted in injuries, destruction of property, and even death.

Source: UNB