Dhaka, May 27 -- Describing the trend of enforced disappearance as a hallmark of Awami League's barbarism, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that at least 666 people were subjected to enforced disappearance by law enforcement agencies during the AL's rule from 2009 to March 2025.

"According to our calculation, the number is several times higher," Tarique Rahman said in a statement on Monday, marking the International Week of the Disappeared, observed annually from the 26th to 31st May.

Most of them are still missing, many bodies have been found and some have been arrested, Tarique said, adding that it is an example of the barbaric misrule of the defeated Awami League.

The week serves as a global observance to honour victims of en...