Muhammad Yunus says commission investigating disappearances had found information on 1,600 cases as of October
Bangladesh 's interim Muhammad Yunus has vowed his government will ensure justice for victims of what he referred to as the 'autocratic regime’s wrath'. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Imagesprime minister Sheikh Hasina this year, and as many as 3,500 may have been forcibly abducted during her 15-year rule, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday.
The protests, which began in July as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, escalated into some of the deadliest unrest since Bangladeshi independence in 1971, forcing Ms Hasina to flee to Mr Yunus’ government has vowed to ensure justice for victims of what he referred to as the “autocratic regime’s wrath”.
He said a roadmap for the next general election in the country of 170 million people would be unveiled once electoral reforms were completed.
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