Paris, France; November 20, 2023: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern over the recent tragic and heinous murder of Khairul Islam, a gay butcher at Dakkhinkhan in Dhaka on the night of November 12, 2023.
The rights organization urges the government to give exemplary punishment to the alleged culprit through a prompt and fair trial. Additionally, they call for immediate measures to protect members of the LGBT community, preventing similar incidents in the future.
According to reports from various Bangladeshi news media, police recovered Butcher Khairul's bloodied body wrapped in a blanket from his shop in Dakshinkhan police station in Dhaka on the night of September 12, 2023. One wound was found on his nose, and three sharp weapon wounds were discovered on his neck. Initially, investigators had no leads, but later, individuals were arrested on suspicion. During intensive interrogation, Shahidul Islam, a butcher from a nearby shop, admitted that he worked at Judge Mia's meat shop in Adam Ali Market. Every day, after selling meat, he went home to Bereid. However, on the day of the incident, Khairul asked him to sleep in his shop, "Afsal Gost Bitan." Shahidul agreed, and around 11 o'clock, Khairul allegedly attempted a homosexual advance. Shahidul, angered by this, hit Khairul's face with a meat cutter chapati from Khairul's butcher's box, causing him to fall. Shahidul then struck Khairul's right-side neck more than three times to ensure his death. After confirming the victim's death, he wiped the body with a blanket, placed it in a box, covered Khairul with another blanket, and fled the scene.
সরকার পতনের এক দফা ও ঘোষিত তফসিল বাতিলের দাবীতে বিএনপির ডাকা শান্তিপূর্ণ অবরোধকে কেন্দ্র করে সোমবার রাতে চট্টগ্রাম মহানগর ছাত্রদলের আহবায়ক কমিটির সদস্য রকি হোসেন পিচ্চির ছোট ভাই রিয়াজ হোসেন রাব্বিকে খুলশী থানা পুলিশ গ্রেফতার করে থানায় নিয়ে সারারাত শারীরিক নির্যাতন করে মারাত্মক আহত করার ঘটনার তীব্র নিন্দা ও প্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছেন চট্টগ্রামের বিএনপি নেতারা।
