She made the comment on Sunday, while speaking at a human chain organized in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, by Jatiyo Mukti Council. Members from different human rights groups gathered there, demanding answers about United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Michael’s whereabouts. “When a country’s [security] forces are involved in disappearance, murder, and abduction, then the government’s legitimacy itself becomes questionable,” Rahnuma said. Following Michael's disappearance, a case was filed with Narayanganj police station, but the investigation led to nowhere. Speaking at the human chain, Fazlul Hakim, secretary of Jatiyo Mukti Council, said: “He [Michael] fought for the rights of hill people, the indigenous tribes and against fundamentalism.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 28, 2019 16:07 UTC