Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Family members of those who were forcibly disappeared under the last regime, with many yet to return even after 11-12 years, and activists have praised the report by UN OHCHR into human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh.

They were speaking at a discussion organised by Maayer Daak, which emerged as a platform for the families of the victims of enforced disappearance during the Awami League regime. It is led by Sanjida Islam Tulee, whose brother Sajedul Islam, a BNP activist, was picked up by security agencies in December 2013, and hasn't been seen since.

Addressing the programme, Tasneem Khalil, Editor-in-Chief of Netra News, applauded the UN's report on the July ...