Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said both enemies and pressure keep rising on a country when it demonstrates better performance in terms of overall development. “A country makes some enemies when that particular country achieves development. Pressure also keeps growing in that country. The same thing happens if you do better than some of your colleagues,” he told reporters after attending a function in the city. Asked whether the government is feeling pressure from the US, Dr Momen said they (US admin) are functioning as per their rules and there is no problem at the government level. “They’re doing their job and we’re doing our job.” The Foreign Minister said there are some people in the USA while some people here who do not like the development of Bangladesh -- why the Awami League government is doing so well and why people in the country are living happily. Dr Momen said some people have continuously been discussing with the US lawmakers and providing false information and making videos. Read: Early repatriation of Rohingyas lead priority, FM tells UN expert When someone is killed here it is termed as “extrajudicial killing” and when someone is killed in the USA, it is described as “died in the line of duty”. Commenting on those who are providing false information, Dr Momen said many of them possibly are paid for that (provide false info).”

A Feni court on Tuesday ordered the district’s police chief to investigate a case filed against 11 policemen, including the former officer-in-charge of Chhagalnaiya Police Station, and two informants.   They allegedly tried to kill a pickup driver and implicate him in a false drug case last year. The victim had lost a leg during the incident and has been living an inhuman life since then.   Feni Judicial Magistrate Quamrul Hasan took the case into cognisance and ordered the police superintendent to conduct an investigation by an additional superintendent level police officer and submit the report within 15 days.   Gias Uddin Dulal filed the case on Tuesday at Feni Judicial Magistrate Court against former Chhagalnaiya Police Station in-charge SM Murshed and 10 others for implicating him in a Yaba case and attempting to kill him, said Giasuddin Nannu, a counsel of the plaintiff.   The other accused are— sub-inspectors Shahidul Islam, Delwar Hossain, Khorshed Alam, assistant sub-inspectors Firoz Alam and Mahbubul Alam Sarkar, constables Sukanta Barua, Main Uddin, Nurul Amin, Sirajul Islam, Nurul Amin and informers Abul Hashem and Abul Khayer.   The police officers are now posted at different police stations.

The Incidents of extrajudicial killings declined significantly in the country over the last three months, according to rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK).   A report compiled by ASK and presented at a virtual discussion on Thursday noted that only nine incidents of extrajudicial killings took place in three months -- three each in August, September and October.   ASK assistant co-coordinator Tamanna Hoq said extrajudicial killings fell considerably since the killing of Maj (retd) Sinha on July 31.   As per their report, Tamanna said 50 incidents of extrajudicial killings took place in the country alone in July and 28 in June.   She said 219 persons were killed by law enforcers either in custody or in so-called gunfights till October 25.   Besides, Tamanna said 63 people died in different jails of the country for various reasons, including illness, during the same period.   She said 1,307 women were raped across the country till October 25 this year. “Of them, 326 were violated alone in October.”   Of the total victims, 270 were subjected to gang-rape while 45 were killed after rape and 13 committed suicide.   Tamanna said 1,398 children were tortured in different ways while 474 were killed over the last 10 months.   Of the total victims, she said 824 children were subjected to rape while 25 boys were molested at different educational institutions.   She said 41 Bangladeshis were killed along the border until October 25 this year. Of them, 35 were gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while six others were tortured to death.   The report was prepared based on news published in different national dailies, online news portals, and the rights body’s own findings.   Speaking at the programme, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Nasima Begum said the extrajudicial killing cannot be supported in any way.   “It’s an extreme violation of human rights. No person having conscience can support such killings,” she said.   She said their commission is very vocal against the extrajudicial killings.   Nasima said their commission is very worried over the rise in rape of women and children and molestation of boys. “There’s no alternative to ensuring prompt trial for these incidents,” she said.   Also read: ASK seeks trial of disappearance incidents

BNP on Sunday urged the international community to take steps for carrying out an investigation into the incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing in Bangladesh.

BNP standing committee has voiced deep concern over the growing incidents of killing in police firing in the country.

Alongside an increase in incidents of rape, the country saw 388 cases of extrajudicial killings in the year of 2019, said a new report on Tuesday.