Malda resident illegally imprisoned in Bangladesh for 8 months, allegations of human rights violation

Bangladesh government has been accused of human rights violation after a 70-year-old man has been illegally kept in a Bangladeshi jail for eight months even after being released by a trial court. The trial court ruled in his and his wife's favour on February 23, 2020, but the man wasn't released.

Malda (West Bengal):Bangladesh government has been accused of human rights violation as 70 years old Qadir Sheikh, a resident of Malda, West Bengal has been imprisoned in a Bangladeshi jail for eight months, despite being released in a court trial. Human rights activists and lawyers in the district, including the old man's wife, have accused the neighbouring country's government of human rights violation. They have demanded the immediate return of Qadir to India.

Qadir is a resident of Chak Mailpur, Shamshani village under Vaishnavnagar police station. The Indo-Bangladesh border passes through this village. On September 19, 2017, the soldiers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Bangladesh arrested Qadir Sheikh and his wife Aleknur Bibi from their house. The two were charged under the arms law of Bangladesh.

On February 23, 2020, Mohammad Shawkat Ali judge of the Special Tribunal and Additional Sessions Judge of the Chapai Nawabganj Court ruled in favour of Qadir Sheikh and Aleknur Bibi in the case filed under Section 19A / 19 (f) of the Arms Act of Bangladesh, 1878. Court ordered to release both of them as no allegation was proved against them.

But Aleknur Bibi claims that the neighbouring country released only her and not Qadir Sheikh even after them being released in a court trial. From then on, Qadir Sheikh has been imprisoned in Bangladesh. Now Aleknur Bibi is demanding the immediate return of Qadir to India.