Mahdi Amin, an adviser to Tarique Rahman, has voiced deep concern over the lack of clarity on how many people have died or gone missing in the struggle for democracy.

“It is tragic that even after ten months, we still don’t know how many were martyred or forcibly disappeared. The state should have compiled this information and stood beside the victims’ families,” he said.

He pledged that under a future BNP-led government, each case would be investigated, families would be supported, and mechanisms would be put in place to ensure that institutions like the infamous ‘Ayana Ghar’ (House of Mirrors—allegedly used for torture) are never repeated in Bangladesh.