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Public Notice to Be Issued in Search of Victims of Enforced Disappearances

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  08 Sep 2024, 19:25
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A decision has been made to issue a public notice to help trace missing persons. This resolution was reached during the inaugural meeting of the commission formed to investigate disappearances, held on Sunday, September 8. The meeting took place at the commission's office on Gulshan Avenue in the capital, presided over by Commission President Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury.

According to the release, a five-member Commission of Inquiry has been formed to trace individuals who have been forcibly disappeared by any law enforcement or security agencies, including the Coast Guard. The commission, which includes representatives from various government agencies such as Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Branch, Intelligence Branch, Ansar Battalion, National Intelligence Agency (NSI), Defense Force, and the Directorate General of Defense Intelligence (DGFI), convened for its first meeting at 11 am on September 8 at the commission's office in Gulshan. The meeting was chaired by Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury, the commission's president.

During the meeting, it was decided that a public notice would be issued to aid in the search for the missing persons. The commission will operate daily from 10 am to 6 pm, excluding public holidays.

The commission was established on August 27 by the Cabinet Division under the President's directive, with former High Court Judge Moinul Islam Chowdhury appointed as its head.

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