Dhaka, June 16 -- A Silence that Never Lifted

Five men vanish: Within 48 hours in May 2013, five local men vanished without a trace across two villages in Natore

Zero answers: Authorities and agencies deny any arrests, leaving distraught families with zero official closure for 13 years

Unbroken grief: Grieving parents plead for a trial or the return of bodies so they can finally bury their sons in peace

In the rural heart of Natore's Baraigram, life moves in cycles marked by harvests, prayers, and waiting. For Anwara Begum, however, time has become something far heavier -- a sequence of days that no longer seem to lead anywhere.

Her son Kamal Hossain left home one evening in May 2013 after a full day in the fields. It was the season ...