This article was first published in The Deltagram on 9 March 2026 . A freedom fighter’s account of enforced disappearance and survival Under Hasina’s regime, a disappearance victim recalls being interrogated in Hindi in 2018 By Muhammad Abdur Raqib According to his testimony, on the night of 7 May 2018, Read more
By Khandaker A. Raquib Last morning, the International Crimes Tribunal assembled to hear charges of enforced disappearance against twelve senior military officers, the majority of whom had already fled the country. Only three generals appeared in person to challenge allegations tied to the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC), popularly known as Read more
Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh : A cross-media roundup By Subichar Desk Introduction Over the past year, a cluster of investigative reports and documentary videos, produced by major international and regional media outlets, non-profits, and human-rights groups, have documented the discovery of secret detention sites, allegations of systematic torture and enforced Read more
Approver’s Testimony: Law, Politics, and the Silencing of the People By Khandaker A. Raquib In 1922, during the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Chauri Chaura incident in Uttar Pradesh marked a turning point in history. In response to the police firing, an enraged crowd set fire to a police station, killing about Read more
Comprehensive Overview of the UN Fact-Finding Report on Bangladesh On 12 February 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Office released a detailed fact-finding report documenting grave human rights violations during the student-led protests in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15, 2024. The report, which draws on over 250 interviews, Read more
A seminar titled as “জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান: সংবিধান, আইন ও গণহত্যার বিচার” was held at the University of Dhaka today (September 9, 2024), jointly organised by Subichar Trust and Center for Bengal Studies. A report of the Seminar was published in Daily Jugantor, which is available at – https://www.jugantor.com/index.php/national-others/850140 জুলাই হত্যাযজ্ঞের Read more