Bangladesh Probes Enforced Disappearance By Security Forces

Students paint a mural in the colours of the Bangladesh national flag days after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina; the new authorities have opened a probe into hundreds of enforced disappearances by security forces during her rule (Credit: AFP)

Bangladesh's new authorities on Wednesday opened an investigation into hundreds of enforced disappearances by security forces during the rule of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, the government said.

It includes the notorious Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) paramilitary force, accused of numerous rights abuses, and which was sanctioned by the United States for its role in extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.