The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has revealed that police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch (DB), and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) were the main perpetrators behind the enforced disappearances in Bangladesh.
The Commission鈥檚 assessment reveals that the majority of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh have been carried out by various units under the Bangladesh police and intelligence agencies.
Victims, witnesses, and family members most frequently identified the police, RAB, DB and CTTC as the main perpetrators, according to the second interim report of the Commission.
In addition, personnel from the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), National Security Intelligence (NSI), and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were also implicated in playing a role in these disappearances.
Both DGFI and NSI typically operate in intelligence, not law enforcement. As they have no legal mandate to arrest or detain civilians, any involvement in detentions, abductions, or interrogations crosses constitutional boundaries.
This suggests potential illegal parallel enforcement structures鈥攁 serious constitutional concern.
It is worth noting that all the law enforcement and intelligence agencies have violated and/or overstepped their standard operating procedure (SOP) or charter of duties while carrying out operations, the report said.
The Commission submitted its second interim report titled 鈥楿nfolding the Truth: A Structural Diagnosis of Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh鈥� to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.
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