Aynaghar

The need for a clear charter for the intelligence agencies

The catch-all definition of national security must not be used as a cloak to hide abuses.

Where are our loved ones?

Ayesha Ali has been praying every day for over 10 years to see her son.

'We want you to die. We won’t have to kill you then.'

Never did I imagine that I would be a victim of enforced disappearance one day.

NHRC demands full disclosure about 'Aynaghar'

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded full disclosure of information about secret detention cells called “Aynaghar,” including their current status, the identities of its administrators, and those responsible for establishing them

Inside the Aynaghar / ‘They didn’t even let me drop off the milk for my child’

After years-long legal battles, all 110 cases against Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and his organisation Grameen Telecom over alleged labour law violations were dropped by union workers and employees on May 23, 2022, following a settlement regarding payment claims.

Inside the Aynaghar / ‘Captors kept watch on my family’

On the evening of December 4, 2017, around 6:45pm, M Maroof Zaman, former Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam, was on his way from his Dhanmondi home to receive his daughter at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Inside the Aynaghar

After years of denial by the authorities, chilling details about secret prisons are now emerging as victims of enforced disappearances begin to speak out after their release following the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year regime.

September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024

The need for a clear charter for the intelligence agencies

The catch-all definition of national security must not be used as a cloak to hide abuses.

August 31, 2024
August 31, 2024

Where are our loved ones?

Ayesha Ali has been praying every day for over 10 years to see her son.

August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024

'We want you to die. We won’t have to kill you then.'

Never did I imagine that I would be a victim of enforced disappearance one day.

August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024

NHRC demands full disclosure about 'Aynaghar'

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded full disclosure of information about secret detention cells called “Aynaghar,” including their current status, the identities of its administrators, and those responsible for establishing them

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

Inside the Aynaghar

After years of denial by the authorities, chilling details about secret prisons are now emerging as victims of enforced disappearances begin to speak out after their release following the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year regime.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

‘Captors kept watch on my family’

On the evening of December 4, 2017, around 6:45pm, M Maroof Zaman, former Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam, was on his way from his Dhanmondi home to receive his daughter at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

‘They didn’t even let me drop off the milk for my child’

After years-long legal battles, all 110 cases against Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and his organisation Grameen Telecom over alleged labour law violations were dropped by union workers and employees on May 23, 2022, following a settlement regarding payment claims.