Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Evidence gathered by United Nations investigators of abduction, arbitrary detention and the concealment of people's whereabouts by Bangladesh's security and intelligence agencies under the former Awami League (AL) government has renewed concerns over the country's record on enforced disappearance.
The findings of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) come into focus as Bangladesh joins the world today (August 30) in observing the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which calls for truth, justice, accountability and measures to prevent such violations from recurring.
Following an independent fact-finding inquiry into human rights violations surrounding th...