The term of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, Bangladesh to investigate the disappearances case and charges at the hands of law and order forces during the Awami League government has been extended by three months. The Cabinet Division issued a notification extending the period of the commission till March 15 on Tuesday (December 4).

As per the previous deadline, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was scheduled to submit a report by December 15. On August 27, the Interim Government formed the commission.

The commission will trace, identify and determine the circumstances under which persons went missing at the hands of law enforcement agencies between 6 January 2009 and 5 August 2024. 

According to the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1956, the commission was supposed to submit an inquiry report to the government within three months after completing the investigation.

The president of this commission is the retired judge of the High Court Division, Mainul Islam Chowdhury. Other members of the commission are – retired judge of the High Court Md. Farid Ahmed Shibli, human rights activist Noor Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris, and human rights activist Sazzad Hossain.