DHAKA: Bangladesh’s time administration has decided to sign the” International Convention for the Protection of All Participants from Enforced Removal” rapidly, most probable before Aug 30, an interim state spokesperson said on Wednesday.
At the meeting of the interim government expert council, which was led by deputy adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the subject was raised. Yunus ‘ press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, said the time state is committed to investigating each and every circumstance of enforced removal. He said there is a debate about creating a commission to investigate removal cases, and they will examine how a commission would operate in Sri Lanka.
The UNGA had decided to declare Aug 30 the” International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances” to become observed from 2011. The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary has till presently communicated only 76 instances of “enforced kidnappings” to Bangladesh.
Alam referred to the human rights organization Odhikar, which has “documented enforced kidnappings and illegal killings” and cooperated with UN human rights organizations in this regard.
A national security adviser may be appointed in a few days, according to Alam.
He added that the government wants to retrieve laundered funds, including those coming from the UK, and that Prof. Yunus has contacted British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke in this regard. Yunus has been assured by the UK minister that it will be examined, Alam said.
The British High Commissioner and the Japanese Embassy had previously met Prof. Yunus, who sought Chinese financial assistance in the fight for Bangladesh’s reconstruction.
