The law ministry has cancelled the appointment of Afroza Parvin Silvia as a prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal amid widespread social media criticism over her political affiliations with the deposed Awami League.
Silvia was among four Supreme Court lawyers appointed on Thursday as prosecutors with the status of assistant attorneys general.
The other three鈥擬d Mamunur Rashid, Abdus Sattar, and SM Tasmirul Islam鈥攔etain their positions.
With these four new appointments, the total number of prosecutors has risen to 18.
Silvia鈥檚 appointment sparked controversy on social media, with critics pointing to her active involvement in the Supreme Court Bar Association鈥檚 election campaign for the ruling Awami League-backed lawyers鈥� panel.
Photos circulating online showed her participating in electioneering, posing with senior pro-AL lawyers and making Facebook posts, including one condemning the eviction of Sheikh Hasina and her sister from Ganabhaban during the BNP-led government in聽October 2001.
Amid mounting criticism, the government on Thursday night moved swiftly to revoke her appointment, underscoring the growing influence of social media in shaping public discourse on judicial and political appointments.
