Tenure of inquiry commission on enforced disappearance extended
Staff Correspondent
The government has extended the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance three months more from December 15.
Cabinet division issued a gazette notification in this regard on December 3, saying the government has extended the tenure of the commission as per section three of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956 (Act No VI of 1956).
The government on September 15 formed a five-member commission led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury to find out forcibly disappeared people by the law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2010 to August 5, 2024.
The members of the commission are-Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli, human rights activist Nur Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris and human rights activist Sazzad Hossain.
The commission already found involvement of DGFI, RAB, DB, CTTC, CID and general police with the enforced disappearances and is interrogating security personnel concerned in this regard.
