Dhaka, June 19 -- Many officials involved in enforced disappearances during the deposed Awami League government still remain at the heart of state power, the commission on enforced disappearances has said.

The panel also found evidence that these officials are intimidating both victims and witnesses.

Commenting that the names of these officials will not be disclosed at this stage at a briefing on Thursday in Dhaka's Gulshan, the commission's Chairman retired justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury said: "Revealing their names could put the victims' lives at risk."

Presenting a written statement at the briefing, he said the commission had submitted its second interim report to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Jun 4.

"In the report, we outlined h...