Dhaka, June 24 -- A recent report by Bangladesh's Commission on Enforced Disappearances has revealed serious concerns over cross-border collaboration in the secret detention and disappearance of individuals, implicating intelligence agencies from both Bangladesh and India.
Submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on 4 June, the commission's second report outlines what it describes as a covert and unlawful system through which individuals were detained and transferred across the Bangladesh-India border without any legal oversight, judicial process, or formal agreement.
The commission has termed this practice "interstate enforced disappearance", alleging that operatives from both countries' intelligence services were involved ...