Director General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Director Admin Tamzid on Tuesday said that they will share an update on the hostages in captivity in the facility colloquially known as "Aynaghor" Wednesday morning.
He said this after a meeting with Mayer Daak cofounder Sanjida Islam Tulee, Senior Human Rights Adviser of UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Bangladesh Huma Khan, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis, prominent photojournalist Shahidul Alam, and women's rights leader Shireen Huq at the DGFI headquarters.
Meanwhile, former army Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi, the second son of Jamaat-e-Islami's late Ghulam Azam, and Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem, the younger son of executed Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali, have been released.
In this regard, Sanjida Islam Tulee, co-founder of Mayek Dak, said: "We have learned from recently released ex-army officers Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi and Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem that there are many others in that 'Aynaghor'. We went to the DGFI office to find out who is detained there and to talk about the issue that the prisoners should be released together instead of being released separately."
She said: “We have had a meeting with Azmin Tamjid, director (Admin) of DGFI. He has assured us that he will inform about this tomorrow (Wednesday).”
Families of political prisoners secretly jailed in Bangladesh under the rule of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina have gathered in front of DGFI headquarters.
They have been waiting since the morning for news of their relatives, as some of those who had been missing were released on Tuesday.
