FILE PHOTO: A Bangladeshi woman weeps as she holds a photo of a disappeared person during a press meeting in Dhaka on August 30, 2018. – The International Day of the Disappeared is marked annually on August 30 to bring awareness to people who have been “disappeared” in the midst of conflicts, migrations or other natural or manmade disasters. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
By:
LakshmiPS
Relatives of disappeared family members gathered on friday at an event, organized by social organization ‘Mayer Dak’, in Dhaka to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared.
The event was held at the national press club in the Bangladesh capital.
According to the Legal rights advocacy group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), at least 344 people have disappeared in Bangladesh between 2014 and 2019.
