Five men arrested in Bangladesh after three children beaten to death

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DHAKA (AFP) - Five men have been arrested after three children were beaten to death at a juvenile detention centre in Bangladesh, police said on Sunday (Aug 16), the latest case to shed light on the treatment of minors in such institutions.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DHAKA - Five men have been arrested after three children were beaten to death at a juvenile detention centre in Bangladesh, police said on Sunday , the latest case to shed light on the treatment of minors in such institutions.

"Eighteen children were beaten for an hour around noon by the officials and several other children," police inspector Mohammad Rokibuzzaman said on Thursday. The bodies of the three boys showed signs of torture and beatings, Mr Rokibuzzaman said, adding they were hit to"teach them a lesson".The five - the centre's head, two teachers and a counsellor - were detained late on Saturday amid an ongoing investigation, police said. Eight children were also being held for taking part in the beatings.

"The sirs and other children inmates beat us with steel pipes and wood sticks as if we were dogs," one of the other boys who was beaten, Jabed Hossain, told the Bangla Tribune.

 

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