But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
The inquiry commission on enforced disappearances found eight secret detention centres in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.
Ayesha Ali has been praying every day for over 10 years to see her son.
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
Five new incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh were reported to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances in the last one year.
Government decision to engage in expatriate diplomacy to tackle negative propaganda raises a lot of questions.
At least 92 people became victims of enforced disappearances last year and 23 of them are still missing, says a new human rights report.
Ever since her son went missing four years ago, Shahida Begum, 65, has knocked at every possible door -- local police, Rab, political leaders.
Apart from eyes that fight weariness, each of them has one thing in common: they are all waiting for their husbands -- who had gone missing years ago in a notorious spate of enforced disappearances.
But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
The inquiry commission on enforced disappearances found eight secret detention centres in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.
Ayesha Ali has been praying every day for over 10 years to see her son.
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
Five new incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh were reported to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances in the last one year.
Government decision to engage in expatriate diplomacy to tackle negative propaganda raises a lot of questions.
At least 92 people became victims of enforced disappearances last year and 23 of them are still missing, says a new human rights report.
Ever since her son went missing four years ago, Shahida Begum, 65, has knocked at every possible door -- local police, Rab, political leaders.
Apart from eyes that fight weariness, each of them has one thing in common: they are all waiting for their husbands -- who had gone missing years ago in a notorious spate of enforced disappearances.
“I am growing old. I am becoming sick… I want to see my son for one last time before I die.” The voice of Saleha Begum, 65, was cracking repeatedly as she sought to know the whereabouts of her son Moazzem Hossain Topu.