War-crimes

Former Shahjalal University of Science and Technology teacher Dr. Zafar Iqbal, former Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Professor A S M Maksud Kamal, teacher K M Jamal Uddin, former Justice A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Chhatra League General Secretary Wali Asif Enan and three others have been named as accused in a crimes against humanity case over the attack on students at Dhaka University during the July Mass Uprising. Prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim said on Thursday that an investigation...

An investigation report has been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal over the killing of councilor and former Teknaf Upazila Jubo League President Ekramul Haque in Teknaf, who was killed in what was described as an anti-drug operation. The report was submitted on Sunday morning against 11 people, including fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Earlier, on May 4, 2018, the Awami League launched a nationwide anti drug campaign under the slogan, “Let’s Go to War, Against...

Inqilab Mancha has set a deadline for the arrest of former President Md. Shahabuddin, who recently resigned from office. The organization demanded that Md. Shahabuddin be arrested by Subh e Sadiq on Saturday. Shortly after Md. Shahabuddin resigned on Friday afternoon, Inqilab Mancha staged a protest in the Dhaka University area, demanding his arrest. Later, a rally was held in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture, where the organization’s leaders announced the ultimatum. At the rally, Inqilab...

Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Md. Aminul Islam has said that a hospital in Dhaka floated bodies in a nearby river to conceal the bodies of martyrs killed during the July mass uprising. He said that if the bodies buried in mass graves and those that were disappeared are taken into account, the death toll could exceed the 1,400 deaths identified in the United Nations investigation. He made the remarks on Wednesday morning after visiting the mass grave of the July martyrs at...