Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus visited the secret detention facility known as "Aynaghar" on the morning of 12 February.
"Such a thing that exists as humanity—[Aynaghar] has taken it far and deep from that, to the point of erasing it entirely. What I witnessed is utterly atrocious, and we are left in disbelief," Yunus stated to reporters following his inspection.
Located within the headquarters of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) in Dhaka’s Kachukhet area, Aynaghar has gained notoriety as a clandestine detention center housing approximately 22 cells. The facility has been linked to widespread allegations of enforced disappearances and human rights abuses under the Hasina regime.
According to a commission investigating enforced disappearances, state forces have been accused of forcibly abducting individuals from diverse backgrounds and detaining them in undisclosed locations, with Aynaghar emerging as a focal point of these operations. The commission’s findings have shed light on the grim reality of the facility, sparking international concern.
Yeni Safak International was one of the very first outlets to produce an in-depth documentary exposing the operations and conditions within Aynaghar. The documentary has drawn widespread attention to the facility’s human rights violations and the broader issue of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh.
