Yunus’ government has vowed to ensure justice for victims of what he referred to as the “autocratic regime’s wrath”.
Yunus said a commission investigating forced disappearances had found information on 1,600 cases as of October, but that the total could potentially exceed 3,500.
And he reiterated his government’s commitment to demanding Hasina’s extradition from India.
“We will prosecute all the crimes committed over the past 15 years,” he said, adding that the government had begun efforts to bring those responsible for the disappearances and killings, and the July-August violence, to international courts.
He said a road map for the next general election in the country of 170 million people would be unveiled once electoral reforms were completed.
Political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia have been pressing the interim government for a clear plan to hold a national election as soon as possible.
In September, army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman, whose refusal to support Sheikh Hasina during the student protests led her to flee, told Reuters that democracy should be restored within a year to a year-and-a-half, but urged patience.
Reuters