Activists of the Awami League have identified two senior officials of the Kashimpur Central Jail-2, which is dedicated to women prisoners, who have been torturing the imprisoned leaders and activists of the party since last year, as per the orders of the Yunus regime.
The accused are Rizia Begum, the jailer, and Kawalin Nahar, the senior jail superintendent.
According to family members of the imprisoned party members, Rizia Begum gives the instructions of torture against female leaders of the Awami League and its affiliate organisations, while Kawalin Nahar engages selected jail inmates to torture the targeted political prisoners.
Although the allegations first spread through social media, sources say that several female leaders brought to Kashimpur Women’s Jail were systematically tortured after the recent political changes.
A convict named Chumki was used to physically torture political prisoners on the orders of Kawalin Nahar. It is alleged that Chumki was used for this heinous act in exchange for giving special privileges. To increase the level of torture, Kawalin Nahar called in additional forces from outside the prison and baton-charged the female leaders.
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Multiple sources confirmed that an inhumane situation has been created by cutting off the water supply to their cells and giving low-quality food, ignoring the jail code. Prisoners, including former minister Dr. Dipu Moni, are among the victims.
Similarly, Rizia Begum has also been accused of directly participating in the physical and mental torture of the prisoners. Many are expressing their anger on social media, citing her as one of the main perpetrators of the masterplan.
The allegations surfaced at a time when hundreds of Awami League members have been killed in planned attacks across the country, with the perpetrators enjoying impunity, while at least 70 party leaders and activists have been killed extrajudicially by the law enforcers and inside prisons.
Since the allegations of torture in the Kashimpur jail came to light, various human rights organisations and political circles have strongly condemned them, demanding a speedy judicial investigation and exemplary action against the culprits.
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On September 12, the Awami League said in a statement that under the direct orders of the illegal usurper, killer-fascist Yunus and his clique, party leaders and activists are being subjected to horrific torture and persecution inside prisons.
โWe have repeatedly expressed grave concern and have strongly condemned and protested these inhuman and barbaric abuses.
โPrisons are supposed to be among the safest places in the world. But that very place of safety has been turned into hell for Awami League leaders and activists by the illegal, killer-fascist Yunus clique. Acting on the instructions of the illegal and unconstitutional usurper government, prison officials have brutally tortured and killed many Awami League leaders and activists,โ the statement said.
The killer-fascist Yunus clique has turned the entire state machinery into a man-eating monster. They are continuously unleashing extreme torture and persecution on Awami League leaders and activists inside prisons.
โWe will not remain content with only condemning and protesting these incidents. At the same time, we sound a clear warning: the rule of the killer-fascist Yunus will be marked as a dark chapter in Bangladeshโs history. People with humanity will, through united struggle, deliver a crushing reply to this monstrous clique and bring forth the light of tomorrow, Inshallah.โ
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