The office of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that 44 police personnel were killed in July-August student-led mass uprising.
The murdered policemen included 21 constables, 1 naik, seven assistant sub-inspectors, one additional sub-inspector, 11 sub-inspectors and three inspectors.
鈥榃e have noticed that some news outlets and also some people have been deliberately spreading lies and misinformation regarding the number of policemen who were killed during the July-August student-led uprising,鈥� said a press release from the press wing of the CA鈥檚 Office issued on Friday.
The release claimed that it was the actual list of police officials killed during the uprising and the list was published by the Police Headquarters, said the CA鈥檚 office.
It also said that the police department meticulously maintained the list of officers or constables who were injured or killed in any protests or any acts of violence.
鈥楢nyone claiming more police personnel were killed in the uprising is requested to provide evidence,鈥� the CA office requested.
The interim government shared the list of slain police personnel two and a half months after assuming power on August 8, three days after the fall of the autocratic AL regime amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5.聽
On August 18, the Police Headquarters also shared the same list with media.
The killed inspectors are Masud Parvez Bhuiyan, Abdur Razzak and Rashedul Islam.
The slain sub-inspectors are Basir Uddin, Rois Uddin Khan, Tohsenuzzaman, Pranabesh Kumar Biswas, Nazmul Hossain, Anisur Rahman Molla, Santosh Chowdhury, Sujan Chandra Dey, Khagendra Chandra Sarker, Rezaul Karim and Mamunur Rashid Sarker.聽
The assistant sub-inspectors are Sanjay Kumar Das, Firoz Hossain, Sohel Rana, Razu Ahmed, Obaidur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam, Md Muktadir and Ali Hossain Chowdhury.
The victim Nayek is Gias Uddin.
The slain constables are Mainuddin Liton, Mohammad Ibrahim, Abdus Salek, Hafizul Islam, Rabiul Alam Shah, Humayun Kabir, Ariful Azam, Riazul Islam, Shahin Uddin, Hanif Ali, Ershad Ali, Suzan Mia, Khalilur Rahman, Abdul Majid, Rezaul Karim, Mahfuzur Rahman, Shahidul Alam, Abu Hasnat Rony, Mir Montaj Ali, Sumon Kumar Gharami and Abdul Malek.聽
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a preliminary report released on August 16, said that about 650 people were killed during the student protests between July 16 and August 11.
According to the UN body, nearly 400 deaths were reported from July 16 to August 4 while about 250 people were killed in a new wave of protests in August 5鈥�6.