enforced disappearance

Enforced disappearance: Life term or death penalty for culprits

Government officials will face death penalty or minimum life sentence if found guilty of causing the death of enforced disappearance victims, according to a draft ordinance unveiled yesterday.

Perpetrators of enforced disappearances to face trial: Mahfuj Alam

The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances

Bring the true perpetrators of enforced disappearance to book

Justice must be ensured for the victims of this heinous crime.

Enforced disappearance: Order came from AL govt high-ups

The order to carry out enforced disappearances during the ousted Awami League government tenure came from the very top, and the perpetrators will be brought to justice, even in their absentia if necessary, the Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances said yesterday.

Opinion / How the interim government can make lasting reforms

HRW's Asia Director Elaine Pearson writes about reforms in Bangladesh

ICT turns down Ziaul’s petition challenging its jurisdiction

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday rejected a petition challenging the tribunal’s jurisdiction to hold the trial of Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, who is accused of keeping people in secret prisons after abducting them.

Enforced disappearance: Man found near Indian border

A 20-year-old man from Dhaka’s Dhamrai, who had allegedly been forcibly disappeared since August 29, 2023, showed up yesterday at a police station close to the border between Bangladesh and India in Chapainawabganj.

Mikel Changma lodges complaint against Hasina

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Mikel Changma yesterday lodged a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with his enforced disappearance.

11 years on, three JnU students still remain missing

They were last seen by loved ones on December 4, 2013

April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025

Enforced disappearance: Life term or death penalty for culprits

Government officials will face death penalty or minimum life sentence if found guilty of causing the death of enforced disappearance victims, according to a draft ordinance unveiled yesterday.

April 1, 2025
April 1, 2025

Perpetrators of enforced disappearances to face trial: Mahfuj Alam

The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Bring the true perpetrators of enforced disappearance to book

Justice must be ensured for the victims of this heinous crime.

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Enforced disappearance: Order came from AL govt high-ups

The order to carry out enforced disappearances during the ousted Awami League government tenure came from the very top, and the perpetrators will be brought to justice, even in their absentia if necessary, the Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances said yesterday.

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

How the interim government can make lasting reforms

HRW's Asia Director Elaine Pearson writes about reforms in Bangladesh

January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025

ICT turns down Ziaul’s petition challenging its jurisdiction

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday rejected a petition challenging the tribunal’s jurisdiction to hold the trial of Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, who is accused of keeping people in secret prisons after abducting them.

December 23, 2024
December 23, 2024

Enforced disappearance: Man found near Indian border

A 20-year-old man from Dhaka’s Dhamrai, who had allegedly been forcibly disappeared since August 29, 2023, showed up yesterday at a police station close to the border between Bangladesh and India in Chapainawabganj.

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

Mikel Changma lodges complaint against Hasina

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Mikel Changma yesterday lodged a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with his enforced disappearance.

December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024

11 years on, three JnU students still remain missing

They were last seen by loved ones on December 4, 2013

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Aynaghar should be a site of remembrance

According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), at least 623 people were victims of enforced disappearance in the country from 2009 to 2022.