Bangladesh signs UN treaty on enforced disappearances

Bangladesh signed the instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances today.
The signing, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place during the weekly meeting of the interim government’s advisory council amid applause from the council members, according to chief adviser’s press wing.
“It is a historic occasion,” Yunus said.
The move comes just one day before the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Earlier this week, the interim government established a commission to investigate cases of enforced disappearances during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule.