On 29 August, 2025 Odhikar convened a powerful public discussion at the Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Auditorium of Dhaka Press Club to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance. The event brought together 160 participants, including survivors who had reappeared following abduction, family members of those still missing, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, representatives from the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), prosecutors from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), human rights defenders, journalists, academics, and students. The discussion was followed by a human chain in front of the National Press Club, attended by human rights activists, including those who attended the forum.
