Disappearance Commission to be given all assistance: Chief Adviser

Chief advisor. Muhammad Yunus said, I will provide all the necessary facilities and help to the Missing Commission.

According to a report of Bangladesh News Agency (BASS) on Saturday (November 9), he said these things to the commission members during a meeting in the presence of several advisers and chief officers at the chief adviser's office. This was informed in a message sent by the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus said that between 2009 and 2024, all kinds of assistance will be given to the Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances to identify those responsible for enforced disappearances and hold them accountable.

Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury, Chief Advisor and President of the Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances present in the meeting, said that they have received about 1600 complaints till October 31, scrutinized 400 complaints and interviewed 140 complainants. They will give an interim report to the government in mid-December before taking further action on the matter.

Time legal adviser Asif Nazrul said, if necessary, the term of the commission will be extended by 2 years, and the government will issue necessary orders along with creating a legal system for the protection of the victims.

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said, they will do it once the commission gives the list of the accused.

In the meeting, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Mahfuz Alam emphasized the importance of keeping the findings of the commission in the public domain and exposing those who oversee the cases of enforced disappearances.

Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed, Nurjahan Begum, Adilur Rahman Khan, M Sakhawat Hossain, Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor Lieutenant General (retired) Abdul Hafeez, Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid and Chief Press Secretary of the Chief Advisor Md. Siraj Uddin Mia and others were present in the meeting.

Bangladesh /KH