Bangladesh: Medical concern: Suresh Chandra Halder (m)

Index Number: ASA 13/009/2005
Date Published: 12 September 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Bangladesh

There are growing concerns for the health of Suresh Chandra Halder, former General Secretary of the Association for Village Advancement, a non-governmental organization promoting socio-economic development and alleviating poverty in Faridpur District, central Bangladesh. He is currently held in Faridpur jail, where he is being denied access to the medical treatment he needs.