forced disappearances

Govt looking into cases of 28 disappearance victims: Shahriar Alam

The government is looking into the cases of 28 victims of enforced disappearance, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said today.

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2022 / Where do the ‘disappeared’ disappear to?

While their families search every alleyway, survivors say that they lived right around the corner in the capital city. 

Law enforcers behind disappearances: Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the law enforcers including Rab and police members, who were involved in the incidents of forced disappearances and killings, will be brought to justice.

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...

Families want their ‘missing’ dear ones back

Families of victims of enforced disappearances, who were mostly opposition BNP activists, today urged the prime minister to get back their dear ones at a demonstration staged in Dhaka.

Bangladesh failed at times to control security forces: US

The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Govt looking into cases of 28 disappearance victims: Shahriar Alam

The government is looking into the cases of 28 victims of enforced disappearance, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said today.

August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022

Where do the ‘disappeared’ disappear to?

While their families search every alleyway, survivors say that they lived right around the corner in the capital city. 

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Law enforcers behind disappearances: Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the law enforcers including Rab and police members, who were involved in the incidents of forced disappearances and killings, will be brought to justice.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

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...

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

Families want their ‘missing’ dear ones back

Families of victims of enforced disappearances, who were mostly opposition BNP activists, today urged the prime minister to get back their dear ones at a demonstration staged in Dhaka.

April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016

Bangladesh failed at times to control security forces: US

The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.

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