The International Crimes Tribunal, reconstituted under the interim government, is set to begin its proceedings on Thursday.
The government has iterated that prosecuting those responsible for the July-August massacre is a top priority.
At a press conference held at the Foreign Service Academy, deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder emphasised the government鈥檚 focus on bringing the perpetrators of the July massacre to justice.
He added that political parties involved in dialogues with the advisory council have also expressed strong support for prosecuting those responsible for the mass killings during the student-led uprising.
Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam, in a separate briefing, confirmed that the tribunal would commence its proceedings on Thursday.
His remarks followed a courtesy visit by Tajul Islam and his prosecution team to the newly appointed chairman, Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, and tribunal members Justice Md Shofiul Alam Mahmood and retired district judge Md Mohitul Haq Anam Chowdhury.
Tajul explained that the prosecution team would officially welcome the new judges at the Tribunal courtroom today and appear before the tribunal during its first sitting on Thursday.
He declined to disclose specific cases but noted that the prosecution would seek necessary orders over the pending complaints.
As of October 15, the tribunal has received 39 complaints of genocide and crimes against humanity filed against Sheikh Hasina, her cabinet members, and associates over the killings during the July-August mass uprising and enforced disappearance incidents during the Awami League regime.
Additional criminal cases, largely related to killings during the student-led mass uprising, have also been lodged following Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 resignation and flight to India on August 5.
The tribunal is also handling over 26 cases relating to the atrocities committed during the War of Independence in 1971 initiated by the past Awami League government.
During the past 15-year rule of the Awami League government, attorney general Md Asaduzzaman earlier on October 5 disclosed to the journalists that over 4,000 people were killed extrajudicially, 700 were victims of enforced disappearance, and 60,000 were accused in 鈥榝ictitious cases.鈥�
Interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul, during a visit to inspect the renovation progress of the tribunal, reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to holding fair trials.
鈥榃e are determined to ensure justice for the families and victims of these atrocities,鈥� he said.
Nazrul recalled that at least 1,500 students and civilians were killed, and thousands more injured, during indiscriminate firing ordered by the Awami League government during the July-August movement.
鈥楾his level of brutality during an anti-government movement is unprecedented,鈥� he remarked.
He expressed optimism that by November 5 the tribunal would be able to resume proceedings related to the July-August massacre once renovations were complete.
Nazrul also assured that the prosecution team would follow due process in handling the genocide complaints, including those involving journalists, to ensure fair trials.
Housing and industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan accompanied Nazrul during the visit, both of whom later met with the newly appointed tribunal judges.
