war-crimes

The International Crimes Tribunal has shown dismissed army officer Ziaul Ahsan arrested in a crime against humanity case over the abduction of BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed during the rule of the Awami League, whose activities are currently banned. The International Crimes Tribunal 1 led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order today, Thursday, following a prosecution petition. The tribunal has set October 27 as the date for submitting the investigation repo...

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has demanded ‘the death penalty for himself’ in a case over the alleged massacre surrounding Hefazat e Islam Bangladesh’s grand rally at Shapla Chattar in the capital on May 5, 2013. On Thursday afternoon, after the hearing in the case, Latif Siddiqui was being taken from the dock in the tribunal courtroom to the holding cell. At that time, he was heard saying, “I wanted to say that you should hang me.” Latif Siddiqui was not allowed to speak before Internati...