Bangladesh’s investigation warns of ‘impurities’ in Hasina-era abuses

Dhaka: A Bangladesh government appointed by the Government of Bangladesh on Monday investigated hundreds of disappearance by security forces under Premier Sheikh Hasina, which warned on Monday that the same “culture of improvience” continues.The Commission for disappearance is investigating the misconduct during the rule of Hasina, which the government was accused of violating widespread human rights.This includes extraordinary murder of hundreds of political opponents and illegal kidnapping and disappearance of hundreds of more.The Commission was founded by the interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, 84, who is facing intensive political pressure as parties for power before the elections earlier next year.Bangladesh has a long history of military follicles and the army retains a powerful role.The Commission on Monday in a part of a report released by the interim government, “The disappearance applicable in Bangladesh was not isolated, but the result of a political institutional machinery, which normalizes such crimes, and often rewards such crimes.”“Dangerous, this culture of impurity continues even after the change of governance on August 5, 2024”.The Commission has verified more than 250 cases of disappearance extending for 15 years, which was in Hasina’s Awami League power.Commission chief Moinul Islam Chaudhary said earlier this month that the responsibility was with individual authorities, who were “involved in the operation of the applicable disappearance”, but not the armed forces as an institution.Earlier this month, a joint statement by rights groups – including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch – asked the security forces to “guarantee unexpected and ongoing access to all preventive centers and provide free access to the Commission by providing free access to records about those who have been seized or detained.77-year-old Hasina remains in the exile in India, where she escaped after exiting last year.He has deferred orders to return to Dhaka to face allegations against crimes against humanity. He is under trial in Absentia.