Writ in the High Court to investigate the death of 13 BNP activists in prison

A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking directions for the formation of a committee comprising domestic and international human rights organizations to investigate the death of 13 BNP leaders and activists in prison in the last six months.

Barrister Kaiser Kamal, legal affairs secretary of BNP filed the public interest writ petition asking the government to give compensation to the families of 13 BNP leaders and activists killed in jail.

The petition requested the High Court to direct the jail authorities concerned to explain their stand on the death in prison.

Citing the petition, Qaiser Kamal told reporters that thousands of people have been arrested for agitating for democracy and rule of law in the courts in the past few months.

Stating that there is no precedent for the death of so many people in prison in such a short period of time, he said that those who died in prison were healthy while in custody.

Kaiser Kamal said the hearing will be held if the writ petition is included in the cause list.

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