Bangladesh

Thousands of Bangladeshis protest against 'enforced disappearances'

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Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters marched on August 30, 2023, demanding information about the hundreds of people they say security forces have abducted during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's nearly 15 years in power. Opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and their allies joined the families of those missing to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Many wore black gags over their mouths. The government denies the allegations of disappearances and extrajudicial killings, saying some of those reported missing had drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe.

August 31, 2023