Overview

• Organizers adjourned the press conference hours before it was due to begin, citing respect for the more than 35 victims of the Dhaka military plane crash
• The initiative, planned by Bangladesh Human Rights Watch and Awami League figures, aimed to expose alleged military atrocities in Gopalganj and assert claims of genocide
• High-profile participants expected in New Delhi included former ministers Hasan Mahmud, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel
• BHRW secretary general Muhammad Ali Siddiqui has urged an independent investigation into the crash and reiterated the Awami League’s accusations against the Yunus-led interim government
• India’s External Affairs Ministry has maintained neutrality, emphasizing its refusal to align with any Bangladeshi political faction