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http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/05/21/d7052101107.htm Death of Youth in Rab Action Torture marks found on victim's body, protests go on Thousands of locals brought out a procession at the Rajshahi city suburb of Chhotobongram Purbopara yesterday as the body of Quamrul Islam Majnu, who was allegedly tortured to death by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel, was handed over to his family 36 hours after his death. Meanwhile, the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate yesterday sent three people who were arrested in connection with the Majnu murder case filed on Saturday night with Boalia Police Station to jail custody. Investigation officer (IO) of the case Sub-inspector Manjurul Haque Akkhand arrested Zahrul Islam, Baser Ali and Ali Hossain of Chapainawabganj and produced them before the court. A magistrate-led probe body prepared Manju's inquest report noting that his body had innumerable marks of torture. The body of Majnu was taken to his home around 2:15pm yesterday after

Death of youth in Rab action sparks protests Rab says he was killed during clashes with kidnappers Plainclothes Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel allegedly beat a youth dead and injured his family members and neighbours triggering protests at Chhoto Bongram Purbopara in Rajshahi city suburbs yesterday. Police sources said the dead was identified as Quamrul Islam Majnu, 25, and there were no criminal records against him. Protesting Rab's actions, angry locals brought out processions several times during the day and a large procession in the evening. They chanted slogans against Rab and the caretaker government. They demanded actions taken against those responsible. A large number of police were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents. Majnu's body was not handed over to his family members as of filing of this story, as doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) declined to perform autopsy on his body after police mentioned in the inque

Editorial Deaths at RMCH Somebody must be held responsible The circumstances that led to the death of nine patients at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, four on Thursday and five on Friday, following the work abstention of the intern doctors are horrifying and utterly unacceptable. These unfortunate patients, including some children and old persons, came to the hospital seeking treatment for their ailments but they were denied the needed medical assistance, which the intern doctors were oath-bound to give. And when children die under such adverse circumstances people are bound to ask the obvious question: Who will be held responsible for these deaths? By all means, the incident at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital was blown out of proportion when an unpleasant altercation took place between the intern doctors and some attendants of patients on Thursday, which snowballed into a major disorder. From exchange of verbal abuses it went as far as resorting to physical violence

http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/05/20/d70520060562.htm   RMCH Incident Committee starts probe A high-powered ministerial committee yesterday started investigating the Thursday's incident at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) that led to the death of four patients in absence of treatment. But the committee drew flak from the victims' families as one of its members is the representative of the hospital director who the family members said was responsible for the incident. The family members said inclusion of the representative of the director in the probe committee might influence its findings. Two committee members -- Deputy Secretary of the health ministry Muhammad Abdullah and Deputy Director of the health directorate Dr Atiqul Haque -- came to Rajshahi from Dhaka on Friday night at the instruction of the chief adviser to caretaker government, the team members said. Additional Deputy Commissioner (education) of Rajshahi Satyendra Kumar Sarkar was induc