Dhaka, June 16 -- The United Nations (UN) on Monday commended the Interim Government of Bangladesh for its significant initiatives in addressing the issue of enforced disappearances, particularly welcoming the country's accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED).

The appreciation came during a meeting between Acting Foreign Secretary Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique and Grazyna Baranowska, Vice-Chairperson, and Ana Lorena Delgadillo Perez, member of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), held at the foreign ministry, said a ministry's press release.

During the meeting, the WGEID representatives briefed the Acting Foreign Secretary o...