Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that enforced disappearance is a crime even more heinous than murder, stressing that preventing it demands not only changes in law but also deep institutional reform.

"Bangladesh has entered a new era earned through immense sacrifice and struggle. To make this transformation lasting, ensuring justice for victims of enforced disappearance is indispensable," he said while addressing the opening session of a daylong workshop at Hotel Amari in the capital's Gulshan on Saturday.

The workshop, titled "Ensuring Justice: The Role of the Judiciary in Addressing Enforced Disappearances," was organised by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in coll...