Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances
commission to investigate enforced disappearances in Bangladesh
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (Bengali:গুম সংক্রান্ত তদন্ত কমিশন), consisting of five members, was formed on 27 August 2024 by the Interim Government of Bangladesh to investigate cases of enforced disappearances that occurred during the tenure of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, a retired Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, serves as the chairman of the commission. The other four members include a former judge, a university teacher, and two human rights activists. The commission was established under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956.
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