Forced disappearance: Victims’ families seek govt help

Aggrieved families of 20 people, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers about three years ago, have demanded the government to take necessary steps to bring them back.

The families of the missing made the demand at a press briefing in Dhaka’s Jatiya Press Club this morning.

The 20 people were picked up allegedly by the law enforcing agencies between November 28 and December 11 in 2013 from different places in Dhaka and Narayanganj, the family members claimed.

In addition to writing to the home ministry, families of the missing formed human chains and held press conferences several times over the last three years, seeking help from the government to know whether the victims were dead or alive.

According to the family members, most of them were students. Some of them were leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated bodies.

The missing are: Sajedul Islam Suman, Zahidul Karim Tanvir, Mazharul Islam Russel, Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Masum, Asaduzzaman Rana, Al Amin, Adnan Chowdhury, Kawsar Ahmed, Khalid Hasan, Samrat Mollah, Jahirul Islam (Habibur Bashar Jahir), Mohammad Sohel, Parvez Hossain, Mohammad Sohel Chanchal, Nizamuddin Munna, Tariqul Islam Jhantu, Mahbub Hasan Sujan, Kazi Farhad, Selim Reza Pintu and Tarikul Islam Tara.