Kumargaon

Kumargaon (Bengali: কুমারগাঁও) is a region situated in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, on the outskirts of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It lies mostly within Tuker Bazar Union, with a small part in Khadimnagar Union. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology is located in this area.

History

On July 8, 2015, Sheikh Mohammad Samiul Alam Rajon, a 13-year-old vegetable seller, was lynched at Kumargaon Bus Stand for allegedly trying to steal a rickshaw van.^[1] The vigilantes recorded the killing on video and posted it to social media, creating a national uproar.^[2]

References

^ Ahmed, Manjur (12 July 2015). "Social media swept by video of child being beaten to death in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com.
^ Khondker, Habibul Haque (2017). "Bangladesh and the Banality of Violence: Civility, Culture, and Crime". In Shahidullah, S.M. (ed.). Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-137-50749-5.

24°54′45″N 91°49′38″E / 24.9125°N 91.8271°E / 24.9125; 91.8271

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[1] Ahmed, Manjur (12 July 2015). "Social media swept by video of child being beaten to death in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com.

[2] Khondker, Habibul Haque (2017). "Bangladesh and the Banality of Violence: Civility, Culture, and Crime". In Shahidullah, S.M. (ed.). Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-137-50749-5.

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