Dhaka, June 24 -- The government has extended the term of the commission investigating the enforced disappearances carried out by law-enforcing agencies during the rule of the toppled Awami League government until Dec 31.

The Cabinet Division issued a notice in this regard on Monday.

The notice said that the term of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, constituted by a notice issued on Sept 15, 2024, under the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1956, has been extended until Dec 31 this year.

The commission is headed by retired justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury. Other members are-retired additional High Court judge Md Farid Ahmed Shibli, human rights activist Mohammad Nur Khan, BRAC University ...