A decade has passed since Chhatra Dal leader Selim Reza Pintu disappeared. But there is still no trace of him. His sister Rehana Parul said that they want to know where their brother is. She wants an answer as to why the Missing Persons Commission and the Tribunal are not saying anything about this.
Families of the disappeared spoke out in front of the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday, demanding justice for disappearances, murders and extrajudicial killings, at a human chain organized by 'Mayer Dak'. Pintu's sister Rehana Parul said this at the human chain.
Syeda Sharmin Sultana, the wife of missing Khaled Hossain, is hesitant to identify herself. She has been identified as the wife of missing Khaled. She said, "I have been standing with the photo for a decade. I went to the chief advisor. A missing person commission was formed. But they are not giving us any information."
Syeda Sharmin Sultana also said that she does not want her children to stand on the street like this and shout for their father. This trial is a farce. Those involved in these incidents are being kept apart. The discrimination has persisted.
Adiba Islam's younger brother has never seen his father Parvez Hossain's face. He doesn't know what his father is like, how much he loves him. Adiba says they are tired of standing like this. They want their father back. If they can't get him back, they want justice, but that's not happening either.
Shahriar Kabir Ratul's father and grandfather were disappeared together. He said, "When I write my father's name, I don't know what to write. I don't even know if my father is dead or alive. What should I write? Will the country give me this answer?"
Shahriar Kabir said, "The Commission on Disappearances has kept us in the dark so far. They are busy with those who have returned."
Amanul Haque Aman, a relative of the disappeared victim, Kazi Farhad, said, "Even after independence, they have to stand on the streets. They don't want to know the numbers. The Disappearance Commission only talks about the mirror house and those who have returned. But it doesn't talk about those who haven't returned."
Sanjida Islam, coordinator of the Mother's Call, said, "The voices of the families of the victims of the disappearances are reaching the international community, but they are not reaching the government of the country. There are still evil forces in the government. They are still preventing all information from being shared. There has been a disappearance commission, a tribunal. They have issued arrest warrants for only two charges of disappearance. But they have been kept safe in the cantonment. At this time, they have to stand on the streets for justice. They want to find everyone."