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UN coordinator in Bnagladesh Gwyn Lewis on Tuesday (6 August) visited DGFI headquarters in the capital cantonment, there intelligence officials claimed they had no involvement in the operations of Aynaghor.
"The House of Mirror" an infamous black site or detention centre was run by the RAB or police., they claimed.
Senior Human Rights Adviser of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Bangladesh Huma Khan, Mayer Daak co-founder Sanjida Islam Tulee, photojournalist Shahidul Alam and prominent women's rights leader Shireen Huq were also present at the meeting.
Speaking to press, Shireen Huq, recounted the meeting.
"There were a number of us there. We all wanted to go to the headquarters, but in the end they invited three of us," she said.
The trio sat in the waiting room where they were met by two DGFI officials. Soon, the meeting was joined by the UN resident coordinator and the senior human rights adviser, who had been holding a meeting earlier.
"As far as we know, there is no Aynaghor. There is a new building being constructed in its place and there is no one there either," Director General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Director Admin Tamzid is quoted as telling the group.
The UN also asked for the release of all those wrongfully detained in connection with the recent protests.
The team also wanted to go inside the headquarters, alongside the other activists, but this was denied.
The agency also asked for 24 hours to produce a list of those who may have been illegally detained.
A number of rights activists had also gone to the headquarters to demand release of all prisoners illegally detained in the so-called Aynaghor on the day.
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