Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The Advisory Council headed by Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday gave both policy and final approval to the draft Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.
Under the ordinance, if a person remains disappeared for at least five years and does not return alive, the tribunal will be able to formally declare the person as "disappeared."
The government will be able to appoint the required number of public prosecutors for the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Tribunal in line with recommendations from the National Human Rights Commission.
Victims or complainants will also be allowed to appoint lawyers for the tribunal at their own initiative, Chief Adviser's Press Wing said on Thursday....