Rights Groups, Diplomats Seek Impartial Probe into Bangladesh Writer s Custodial Death
Global support has also been pouring in for cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, who was arrested along with the deceased writer in May 2020, as Bangladesh authorities face allegations of torture.
Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed died in prison during detention. Photo: Facebook.
New Delhi: Human rights groups and heads of missions of several countries in Dhaka have urged a transparent and independent probe into the death in custody of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in a Bangladesh prison on February 25.
Ahmed was arrested by the authorities for a Facebook post that criticised the countryâs response to the COVID-19 pandemic and had been in pre-trial detention for the last nine months.