have him nor know of his whereabouts, and the remainder were expected to say the same. By early May, five people died and scores were injured in the first several days of protests by the opposition. Bombs were set off in Dhaka. As a result, the government charged 44 top opposition leaders for not controlling the violence. Khaleda Zia alleged that the Awami League government was responsible, which it denied. Observers worry that a campaign of intimidation against the opposition is being waged by security forces, including the Rapid Action Battalion paramilitary unit, established in 2004 under the BNP government, and local police, to benefit the government of Sheikh Hasina. Ali was among a series of politicians who had disappeared: in 2012 there had been 22 already, according to Ain o Salish Kendra, a human rights organization, and 51 went missing in 2011. Personal life Ali is married to Tahsina Rushdir, a deputy registrar at the University of Dhaka. They have two sons and a daughter. Abrar Ilias is a Barrister, who graduated from the City, University of London, and M Labib Sharar is currently studying at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Rushdir sought BNP nomination to compete in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election representing the Sylhet-2 constituency. See also Forced disappearance in Bangladesh List of people who disappeared References Further reading * 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 1961 births 2010s missing person cases Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh Missing people Missing person cases in Bangladesh People from Bishwanath Upazila University of Dhaka alumni