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Ayna Ghor

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus visits three clandestine detention centres, known as “Ayna Ghor” during the previous government's rule. He sees electric chairs used for torture, religious inscriptions on the walls, marks counting the passage of days, and other unsettling remnants of past abuses.

A dua [Islamic prayer] remains inscribed on the wall of one of the secret detention centres. Photo: PID
A dua [Islamic prayer] remains inscribed on the wall of one of the secret detention centres. Photo: PID
Small scars carved into the walls—likely by a prisoner keeping count of the days—are visible inside a former secret detention facility. Photo: PID
Small scars carved into the walls—likely by a prisoner keeping count of the days—are visible inside a former secret detention facility. Photo: PID
The detention centres visited by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus had no ventilation except for a single, small square opening in the wall. Photo: PID
The detention centres visited by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus had no ventilation except for a single, small square opening in the wall. Photo: PID
The detention centres visited by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus had no ventilation except for a single, small square opening in the wall. Photo: PID
The detention centres visited by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus had no ventilation except for a single, small square opening in the wall. Photo: PID
A CCTV camera is affixed near an exhaust fan inside one of the secret detention rooms used under the previous administration. Photo: PID
A CCTV camera is affixed near an exhaust fan inside one of the secret detention rooms used under the previous administration. Photo: PID
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus speaks with individuals who endured detention and torture inside Ayna Ghor. Photo: PID
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus speaks with individuals who endured detention and torture inside Ayna Ghor. Photo: PID
Many of the rooms used as secret detention centres were stripped of their incriminating remnants after Aug 5, 2024. Photo: PID
Many of the rooms used as secret detention centres were stripped of their incriminating remnants after Aug 5, 2024. Photo: PID
Many of the rooms used as secret detention centres were stripped of their incriminating remnants after Aug 5, 2024. Photo: PID
Many of the rooms used as secret detention centres were stripped of their incriminating remnants after Aug 5, 2024. Photo: PID
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus examines an electric chair in a former torture centre in Dhaka’s Agargaon. Photo: PID
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus examines an electric chair in a former torture centre in Dhaka’s Agargaon. Photo: PID

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