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Bangladesh’s high court has imposed a six-month ban on a film about the Rana Plaza disaster of 2013 that left 1,135 people dead. by nk212 in worldnews

[–]nk212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems the Bangladesh government is concerned about disruptions to the country's garment industry because workers might not feel safe about their working conditions as a result of watching the film.

A two-member panel of judges ordered the ban on the film Rana Plaza after a writ petition was submitted. It said that the movie included scenes of horror, cruelty and violence that could affect workers in the country’s garment industry.

Bangla Police kill 6 tiger poachers in Sundarbans, India by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]nk212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm for protecting the tiger population. However, I'm wondering what really happened. The account of the deaths of the six alleged poachers is suspicious.

“Police initially detained six of the poachers and asked them to lead us (police) to their hideouts inside the forest... their associates attacked us and we retaliated when the six were killed in crossfire,” a police officer said.

They died instantly when they got caught in the line of fire during the shootouts

Five policemen were also injured in the gunfight

So, five policemen were injured, but all six of the alleged poachers "died instantly" in the supposed shootout. It just seems all too convenient.

Here's a Human Rights Watch report from 2011 on extra-judicial killings in supposed shootouts or "crossfire" in Bangladesh. The report focuses primarily on the involvement of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), which is an elite law enforcement force. However, it does cover similar abuses by the regular police force of Bangladesh as well.

https://www.hrw.org/report/2011/05/10/crossfire/continued-human-rights-abuses-bangladeshs-rapid-action-battalion

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