He said that if the culprits accused in enforced disappearances go unpunished, forces loyal to fascism learn that people can simply be made to vanish. “But if this tribunal ensures justice, the state will learn that its citizens can never be subjected to enforced disappearance under any circumstances,” Tajul Islam added. He said these testimonies will be corroborated by investigation and inquiry reports conducted by various government and non-government organisations, which contain irrefutable evidence of enforced disappearance and torture. The chief prosecutor also said the entire architecture of enforced disappearance — from abduction to release — was deliberately designed to erase all traces of evidence. Three accused — Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossain, Md Mahbubur Rahman Siddiqui and Ahmed Tanvir Mazhar Siddiqui — are in custody and facing trial in person.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 19, 2026 07:25 UTC