Bangladesh’s Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam alleged that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances during her tenure, with her defense adviser, retired Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique, carrying out the directives. The claim was made on Sunday, December 7, during a hearing at International Crimes Tribunal-1 concerning abductions and torture allegedly conducted at the Joint Interrogation Cell, known as ‘Aynaghar’. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, began proceedings to frame charges against 13 accused. Three former military officers—Major General Sheikh Md Sarwar Hossain, Brigadier General Md Mahbubur Rahman Siddiqui, and Brigadier General Ahmed Tanvir Mazahar Siddiqui—were produced from military custody. Several others, including Tarique Siddique and former DGFI chiefs, remain fugitives. The tribunal has appointed state defense lawyers for absconding defendants and ordered public notices in national newspapers. The case marks a rare instance of high-level accountability proceedings for alleged human rights violations under a past government, potentially setting a precedent for future war crimes or political abuse inquiries.
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