India, April 2 -- Bangladesh's interim government Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has claimed that over one lakh members of Sheikh Hasina's ousted Awami League have fled to India, according to media reports. Speaking at an Eid gathering in Dhaka, organized by human rights group "Mayer Dak," Alam alleged that Hasina's regime was marked by enforced disappearances and political assassinations.

Alam accused Hasina of using disappearances and killings as a means of avenging her parents' assassination. "The highest number of enforced disappearances occurred in 2013 and 2014 when people were fighting for their voting rights. The aim was to destroy the electoral system," he said. He added that the current government has formed a commission to in...