Bangladesh Approves Death Penalty for Enforced Disappearances

Bangladesh's government has made a new rule: if someone is caught making people disappear on purpose, they could get the death penalty.

This new rule, called an ordinance, was approved on Thursday.

It also makes secret jails illegal and says trials for these disappearances must happen quickly.

This comes as the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and some military officers are already on trial for serious crimes they allegedly committed during protests last year.

The government hopes this new law will stop people from disappearing in the future.

It's a big step that aims to bring justice for those who have been made to vanish.