Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- At least half a dozen children spent months with their mothers in secret detention centres in Bangladesh during the regime of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Turkish public broadcaster TRT World gave the information citing the preliminary report of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, formed by the interim government of Bangladesh.

"Babies were even used as leverage during interrogations, including denying them milk," the report said.

"The commission said it had detailed multiple verified cases where women disappeared along with their children, including as recently as 2023."

"It highlighted a case where a pregnant woman - held along with her two young children - was beaten in a detention centre...