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The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal interrogated retired Major Mozaffar Hossain, an accused in the former President Ziaur Rahman murder case, today, Sunday. With the interrogation of this arrested accused, the Ziaur Rahman murder case has been revived after 45 years.Tanveer Hassan Zoha, prosecutor and special investigating officer of the Tribunal, told Agamir Somoy that during interrogation, Mozaffar said that ex Lieutenant Colonel Matiur Rahman shot former Preside...

The current open environment in the country may be temporary and democracy and the right to free speech are gradually being constricted—such concern has been expressed by Nahid Islam, spokesperson of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Member of Parliament. In his view, peaceful and democratic protests are being portrayed negatively, paving the way for suppressing dissenting opinions and making arrests, which cannot be considered characteristic of a democratic state.He made these remarks at a d...

The prosecution has sought the maximum punishment for seven accused, including Obaidul Quader, the then Road Transport and Bridges Minister and General Secretary of the Awami League, in a case involving crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising.Chief Prosecutor Md. Aminul Islam spoke to journalists after completing arguments at the International Crimes Tribunal today, Wednesday.At the same time, the prosecution has prayed for an order to confiscate their assets.Alongside Ob...

A complaint has been handed over to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal against 27 individuals, including actors, cultural figures, and a journalist, accusing them of incitement, abetment, and provocation in connection with the 'genocide' committed during the July 2024 mass uprising.The complaint was submitted on Sunday afternoon by Al Noor Mohammad Ayas, Central Member Secretary of the Rashtrasanglap Forum (SDF), to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tri...

Mozaffar Hossain, an accused in president Ziaur Rahman’s assassination case, has been shown arrested in crimes against humanity case lodged in Feni during the July mass uprising in 2024. Chairman of ICT-2 Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury issued the order following a petition by the prosecution. Moreover, ICT’s investigation agency has been granted permission to interrogate him for two days. ICT said while Mozaffar Hossain will remain in military custody, he will be handed over to the investigatio...

More than 10,000 firearms issued to leaders of the ousted Awami League (AL), a party whose activities are banned, have become illegal after they failed to surrender the weapons to the interim government. These missing arms, originally issued to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her relatives, and three terms’ worth of ministers, advisers, MPs, and local leaders remain unaccounted for following the July mass uprising 2024. Most of these individuals fled. Government agencies have laun...