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when to go to file a robbery case at the police station. They identified the torturers as
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Bappi, Emrul Hasan; Ch, Chaitanya; Halder, ra (2022-03-20).
442:"2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh"
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372:"Bangladesh: Hold Security Forces Accountable for Torture"
1299:"SC upholds death sentence of Shahid for Shazneen murder"
1158:"Six detectives rob bizman of 20 gold bars in Feni, held"
1134:"Bangladesh: Release on bail of Mr. Mohammad Abdul Kaium"
735:"BSF detains 4 Bangladeshi detectives at Comilla border"
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684:"11 fake DB men detained in Dhaka"
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509:"Cop Akram, 11 others acquitted"
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