Staff Reporter :
Former Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi and Barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem Arman have been released from the notorious detention facility known as “Aynaghor”.
The release comes in response to mounting pressure from human rights organisations and the families of those who have been disappeared.
Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi, the second son of the late Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ghulam Azam, was confirmed to have been freed through a verified Facebook post from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
The post, shared on Tuesday morning, stated, “Alhamdulillah!
Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi, the son of Shaheed Amir-e-Jamaat Professor Ghulam Azam, has returned.”
Azmi had been detained since August 23, 2016, following his alleged arrest by law enforcement officials for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. At the time of his dismissal from the military, Azmi held the rank of Brigadier General.
In a related development, Barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem Arman, son of the executed Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali, was also released after a prolonged period of disappearance. Arman had been abducted from his home in Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka, on August 9, 2016. His release was confirmed late Monday night through a social media post by his family.
Afroza Islam Ankhi, sister of forcibly disappeared BNP leader Sajedul Islam Sumon and a coordinator of Mayer Daak-a platform advocating for the families of victims of enforced disappearances-also confirmed the releases.
In a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon, Brigadier General Hasan Nasir raised concerns about the ongoing presence of those he claims are behind the killings, disappearances, and the ‘Aynaghor’ hostage crisis within the Bangladesh Army.