Dhaka, Aug 4, 2026 (AFP) - Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances

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2026-08-04

Bangladesh's government has proposed the death penalty for enforced disappearances after an official inquiry recorded more than 1,500 cases during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's 17-year rule. Hasina, who was toppled in a 2024 uprising, was accused of using the security forces to crush dissent, with many of those detained coming from her political rivals in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest I......

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