disappearance
Are we only paying lip service to human rights?
Bangladesh must improve its human rights record
Stop denial
More than nine months after being allegedly picked up by men in plainclothes, Imam Mahadi Hasan Dollar returned home on Saturday, but he has not talked publicly about his ordeal.
Editorial / The case of the missing ambassador
We are happy to see that the ambassador, who had gone missing 15 months ago, has returned home. And he happens to be among only a lucky few to have done so.
INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE, IMPUNITY AND INJUSTICE / Still waiting for the bell to ring
I am tired of visiting morgues, riverbanks and other places in search of my brother,” said Rehana Banu. Her brother Pintu, an opposition activist, was picked up allegedly by plainclothes law enforcers from Pallabi on December 11, 2013. Pintu remains untraced.
Editorial / Mysteries of the missing persons
It is not that we are pointing the finger at the government and blaming it for the disappearances, but we must question its lack of interest when it comes to investigating these incidents
Editorial / Another unexplained disappearance
It has come to light that yet another person has also gone missing following a string of high-profile disappearances that include NSU teacher Mubashar Hasan who went missing exactly a month ago.
Where is Kalpana?
An Amnesty International poster with the sketch of a young woman appears on the screen when googled for #myunseensister. The question “Kalpana Khudu?” (Where is Kalpana?) glares beside the pictures.
Editorial / People can't just go 'missing'!
When nine people mysteriously go “missing” from two villages of the same upazila in less than a month, including three members of the same family...
Probir Sikdar appeals to PM for ‘safety’
Fearing that he might disappear or be harassed further, veteran journalist Probir Sikdar appeals to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save his life immediately.
Are we only paying lip service to human rights?
Bangladesh must improve its human rights record
Stop denial
More than nine months after being allegedly picked up by men in plainclothes, Imam Mahadi Hasan Dollar returned home on Saturday, but he has not talked publicly about his ordeal.
The case of the missing ambassador
We are happy to see that the ambassador, who had gone missing 15 months ago, has returned home. And he happens to be among only a lucky few to have done so.
Still waiting for the bell to ring
I am tired of visiting morgues, riverbanks and other places in search of my brother,” said Rehana Banu. Her brother Pintu, an opposition activist, was picked up allegedly by plainclothes law enforcers from Pallabi on December 11, 2013. Pintu remains untraced.
Mysteries of the missing persons
It is not that we are pointing the finger at the government and blaming it for the disappearances, but we must question its lack of interest when it comes to investigating these incidents
Another unexplained disappearance
It has come to light that yet another person has also gone missing following a string of high-profile disappearances that include NSU teacher Mubashar Hasan who went missing exactly a month ago.
Where is Kalpana?
An Amnesty International poster with the sketch of a young woman appears on the screen when googled for #myunseensister. The question “Kalpana Khudu?” (Where is Kalpana?) glares beside the pictures.
People can't just go 'missing'!
When nine people mysteriously go “missing” from two villages of the same upazila in less than a month, including three members of the same family...
Probir Sikdar appeals to PM for ‘safety’
Fearing that he might disappear or be harassed further, veteran journalist Probir Sikdar appeals to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save his life immediately.
Where have all the missing persons gone?
The statistics are frightening for any society that prides itself on its civilisational credentials, and even more so for any government....
