A series of targeted killings in Chattogram city over the past 20 months has left at least 30 people dead, with police accused of failing to take preventive action despite prior warnings. Victims often received threats and even filed general diaries (GDs) at local police stations, yet no protective measures were taken. The latest incident occurred in Bayezid Bostami area, where 24-year-old Hasan Raju was shot dead by masked assailants, and a 12-year-old girl was injured.

Families of victims and local residents allege a recurring pattern: threats, complaints, police inaction, and subsequent murders. Lawyers and human rights activists say GDs are routinely filed away without investigation or follow-up. Police officials, however, claim they act according to procedure. In Rauzan upazila alone, 17 killings have occurred in less than two years, mostly linked to political rivalries.

Security analysts and former police officers argue that political patronage and lack of preventive policing have allowed armed groups and youth gangs to operate freely. Experts recommend a special task force under the Home Ministry, regular arms recovery drives, and mandatory investigation of threat reports within 48 hours to curb the violence.