Former Bangladesh premier accused of orchestrating mass disappearances
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials are accused of running a systematic program of enforced disappearances, according to a preliminary report by a government inquiry.
The report alleges thousands of victims, mostly political opponents and dissidents, were abducted and held in secret prisons during Hasina’s 15-year rule.
The findings emerged after Hasina was ousted this summer amid widespread protests. She fled to India.
In the aftermath, families of the missing demanded answers, while survivors detailed harrowing experiences of spending years in underground cells.
The commission, led by retired judge Mainul Islam Chowdhury, received more than 1,600 reports of disappearances. It estimates the true number of disappearances to be much higher.
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