Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, and senior police officers Monirul Islam and Md Harun-Or-Rashid were all involved in enforced disappearances.
Families of the victims of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and those martyred and maimed in the July mass uprising yesterday demanded that ousted Sheikh Hasina and her party be brought to book.
Many victims injured in the July uprising, including those who lost their eyes or other body parts, also attended the rally.
But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
Commission receives 1,600 complaints so far
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.
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her defence adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, and senior police officers Monirul Islam and Md Harun-Or-Rashid were all involved in enforced disappearances.
Families of the victims of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and those martyred and maimed in the July mass uprising yesterday demanded that ousted Sheikh Hasina and her party be brought to book.
Many victims injured in the July uprising, including those who lost their eyes or other body parts, also attended the rally.
But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
Commission receives 1,600 complaints so far
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.
