Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Act, 2026 with a view to introducing a comprehensive legal framework to criminalise enforced disappearances, ensure justice, compensation and rehabilitation for victims.

The approval came from a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

The Ministry of Home Affairs placed the draft law before the Cabinet, which gave its final approval subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division.

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In the proposed law, enforced disappearance has been defined as a distinct criminal offence that will be co...