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‘Worse than death’: Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh’s secret prisons during former regime

‘Worse than death’: Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh’s secret prisons during former regime

As Bangladesh tries to rebuild a robust democracy following the student-led uprising that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, a clearer picture is emerging of the previous regime's treatment of dissenters. Hasina is accused of overseeing a system of enforced disappearances that targeted hundreds of political opponents.

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