UN Report: Mughdo was shot in head from high-powered rifle
This news article reports on findings from a UN fact-finding report released in February 2025, detailing the death of Mir Mughdo, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi student killed during anti-discrimination protests in Uttara, Dhaka on July 18, 2024. The UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) confirmed he was shot in the head with lethal ammunition from a high-powered military rifle while distributing water to protesters. The report documents disproportionate force used by Bangladeshi security forces — including police, RAB, BGB, and Ansar — against protesters, including the use of military rifles, shotguns firing metal pellets, armored vehicles, and shooting from rooftops. Beyond Mughdo's death, the article details multiple other victims who suffered severe injuries including eye damage, loss of hearing, nerve damage, and gunshot wounds to various body parts, with one hospital recording 91 injuries and 6 deaths on that single day.
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Dhaka Tribune. "UN Report: Mughdo was shot in head from high-powered rifle." Dhaka Tribune, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/un-report-mughdo-was-shot-in-head-from-high-powered-rifle-549b395f.
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