Volker Türk says the law is being used to arrest, harass and intimidate journalists and human rights defenders, and to muzzle critical voices online
Ship fire kills one in Chittagong
A worker has been burnt to death in a fire in a lighter ship in Chittagong’s Karnaphuli River.
Published : 21 May 2015, 07:57 PM
Updated : 21 May 2015, 07:57 PM
Two others, injured in Thursday’s accident, are in critical condition, doctors say.
OT Tasveer-3 caught fire on Thursday morning, said Karnaphuli Police Station SI Mizanur Rahman.
Locals helped the ship employees to douse the flames, he added.
Jaynal Abedin, 35, succumbed to his injuries in the evening, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) Registrar Swarup Chakrabarty said.
Akter Hossain, 23, and Al Amin Milan, 26, suffered severe burns, he told bdnews24.com.
RELATED STORIES
They also faced cases, threats and obstructions to work over the past three months
Two stations, Shewrapara and Uttara South, became operational on Friday
Local and international human rights organisations have long been calling the controversial law “a weapon to muzzle voices from exercising freedom of expression”
