Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy. Photo : PID

DHAKA, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the interim government will conduct further investigation to identify each cell of "Aynaghar" used to confine the victims of enforced disappearance.

"Each and every location of Aynaghar previously used as secret detention and torture cells will be identified," he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here.

Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad and Assistant Press Secretary Suchismita Tithi were present at the briefing.

Replying to a question, Alam said all cells of Aynaghar will remain sealed off as the evidences of the enforced disappearance since it will be required in legal process. "All Aynaghars will remain sealed off until further investigation," he added.
 
He said there were 700 to 800 Aynaghars across the country and all those would be unearthed. "We will indentify every Aynaghar and you will hear about it in the future," he said.

Replying to another query, the press secretary said it is clear that all those involved in killings during the July uprising and enforced disappearances will be brought to justice.

The press briefing was arranged following the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's visit to the three secret detention cells in Dhaka.

Eight victims of enforced disappearance, six advisers and journalist from Qatar-based Al Jazeera, Sweden-based journalism platform focusing on Bangladesh Netra News, and state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) and members the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance, accompanied the Chief Adviser during the visit.