International-Crimes-Tribunal

International Crimes Tribunal 2 has issued arrest warrants against 34 people, including former Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton, in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed in Rajshahi during the July Mass Uprising. The tribunal issued the order Tuesday after taking cognizance of the formal charges submitted by the prosecution in the case. Earlier, on July 30, the prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal submitted formal charges against 38 peo...

In testimony before the International Crimes Tribunal, retired Lieutenant Colonel Md. Rafiqul Islam, a former RAB officer, alleged that he witnessed at least three people being shot and killed during an operation led by then RAB officer Lieutenant Colonel Ziaul Ahsan on the night of July 11, 2011. The former RAB officer made the allegations while testifying before the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday. In his testimony, Rafiqul Islam said Ziaul Ahsan was the commander of RAB 3 at t...

More than 250 victims of enforced disappearance have still not been found, said Mohammad Aminul Islam, Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal. He said many of those who were disappeared were later released and implicated in false cases, while others have been killed or remain missing.As part of the ongoing trial proceedings for crimes against humanity, a delegation comprising three judges of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, the prosecution team, and defense lawyers visited the...

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique has been arrested in connection with the murder case at Shapla Chattar. He was arrested today (Wednesday) at his residence in Gulshan, Dhaka, by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. This information was confirmed by Shafiqul Islam, Additional Commissioner of the DB.He said the former Minister of Textiles and Jute Abdul Latif Siddique was arrested at Gulshan in the capital. An arrest warrant had already been issued against him by the In...

Dhaka has sent a letter to Delhi requesting the return of former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was sentenced to death for his role in the genocide committed during the July uprising.A source related to the International Crimes Tribunal confirmed the matter today (Monday).Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and then Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were made accused in a case filed over crimes against humanity...

A court has ordered former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fazlur Rahman to be sent to jail following his arrest in connection with the disappearance of Sukharanjan Bali, a witness for late Jamaat leader Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayeedi.After a hearing on Friday afternoon, the order was passed by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam.Fazlur Rahman was arrested from his residence in Dhaka late Thursday night by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. On Friday noon...

Former Vice-Chancellor Hasibur Rashid, a convict in Abu Sayeed murder case, has been arrested.The Mohammadpur Police arrested Hasibur Rashid, the former VC of Begum Rokeya University, from a residence on Salimullah Road in Dhaka on Saturday evening.Hasibur Rashid is an accused in the murder case of...

International Crimes Tribunal will interrogate former minister Dipu Moni, and journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa regarding the massacre during the Hefazat-e-Islam grand rally in 2013 at Motijheel's Shapla Square. Following an application by the prosecution, the Tribunal has ordered them to b...