News Desk, Bangladesh Global: International Human Rights NGO 'Amnesty International' has asked the interim government of Bangladesh to take immediate steps of holding perpetrators of acts of violence and killings accountable in a fair trial without recourse to the death penalty.
It called on the interim government to ensure prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into the killing of Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi as well as the subsequent mob violence which led to the burning of the offices Prothom Alo, Daily Star, Chhayanaut and the harassment of New Age editor Nurul Kabir.
Amnesty International condemned the mob violence which has resulted in injuries, destruction of property and even death. "Furthermore, we are alarmed by the lynching of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das following allegations of blasphemy," said the NGO in a statement.
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization has more than ten million members and supporters in over 150 countries around the world with a vision to end abuses of human rights.
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