Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The government has enacted the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedies Ordinance, 2025, which includes provisions for capital punishment and life imprisonment for individuals found responsible for enforced disappearances.

The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Law Ministry published the gazette notification late Monday night, following the Council of Advisers' approval of the draft on 6 November.

Under the ordinance, special tribunals will be established at both district and divisional levels to oversee cases related to preventing and prosecuting enforced disappearances.

The offences defined in the ordinance are non-bailable and cannot be settled out of court.

According to the provisions, if ...