DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government.
It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have faced a civilian trial.
The men, including five generals, are accused of running a secret detention center during the tenure of the now-ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
All have served in Bangladeshi military intelligence or the feared paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
The army has said it will assist the judicial process, but the situation has been tense since the court issued arrest warrants earlier this month.
