The interim government should have made some headway by now.
He was speaking to journalists following today's tribunal proceedings, amid allegations of slow progress of the July uprising trial
With three of the secret detention centres finally unveiled, the families of the forcibly disappeared are faced with a difficult reality -- the loved ones they had been waiting for years are not there.
Enforced disappearances have long been a dark stain on Bangladesh's history, with Aynaghar standing as one of the most harrowing symbols of this systemic abuse.
When images of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus inspecting three secret detention centres emerged in the media yesterday, it did not take long for survivors to recognise the places where they had been held captive.
"All those involved in killings during the July-August mass uprising and enforced disappearances will be punished," Shafiqul said
Photos of Aynaghar cells
After visiting Aynaghar, Yunus expressed deep concern over the human rights violations that took place under the previous government
Chief Adviser and his team visited 3 secret detention centres today
Photos of Aynaghar cells
After visiting Aynaghar, Yunus expressed deep concern over the human rights violations that took place under the previous government
Chief Adviser and his team visited 3 secret detention centres today
Yunus is accompanied by two internal media outlets, foreign media outlets and a select group of victims, CA press wing told The Daily Star.
Evidence of “Aynaghar” was destroyed even after August 5, 2024, to hide the complicity of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), said the commission investigating enforced disappearances in its report to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will soon visit the “joint interrogation cells” popularly known as Aynaghar, said a statement yesterday.
Rab Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman has apologised to the families of the victims of enforced disappearances, murders, and abductions.
The inquiry commission on enforced disappearances instructed Rab to keep it as it is and not to make any changes in it, the Rab DG says
The inquiry commission on enforced disappearances found eight secret detention centres in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.
According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), at least 623 people were victims of enforced disappearance in the country from 2009 to 2022.
