[3] Joint Interrogation Cell located inside Kochukhet of Dhaka Cantonment were first used in Independent Bangladesh by the Carataker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed and Chief of Amr Staff Moeen U Ahmed in 2007 and was continued by the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since 2009.
[6] The Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government, issued a statement on 8 August 2008 to the Human Rights Watch regarding their 2007 country report on Bangladesh.
[7] The statement denied allegations that the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence tortured Professor M. Anwar Hossain and journalist Tasneem Khalil said since it does not have its own interrogation facilities it used the Joint Interrogation Cell in cooperation with other security forces.
[8] In 2012, a parliamentary committee led by Rashed Khan Menon recommended to end Directorate General of Forces Intelligence in domestic politics and closing the interrogation cells of the unit.
[9] It blamed top security officials from the Army and Police for torture of academics from the University of Dhaka by the caretaker government.