BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has vowed to end enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, calling it an international crime and a grave human rights violation. In a statement marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, he accused Sheikh Hasina’s rule of unprecedented disappearances, citing reports of over 700 cases since 2009. He pledged that if BNP comes to power, it will enact laws aligned with the UN convention and ensure justice for victims. He also welcomed the interim government’s draft law on prevention.