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Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled

Investigations into and trials of 1971 war crimes cases pending with the International Crimes Tribunal have come to a standstill while cases filed on charges of crime against humanity during the July-August...

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ICT bans publication of Hasina’s hate speech 

The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday asked the government to ban the broadcasting and publication of any ‘hate speech’ or ‘incitement’ allegedly made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...

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ICT orders production of Amu, Qamrul

The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday directed prison authorities to produce senior Awami League leaders Amir Hossain Amu and Qamrul Islam before the court on December 4...

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Uprising criminal cases should have sound legal footing

THE wholesale filing of cases in connection with murder of and attacks on protesters that took place in July–August and flaws in the filing of the cases stand to harm justice and allow perpetrators to escape unpunished. The police say that more than 2,500 cases have been filed until mid-November in connection with the murders and attacks during the uprising, noting that about 8,000 people have also...

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ICC ready to assist ICT in Bangladesh

The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Wednesday expressed its readiness to assist Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal in its efforts to address alleged mass killings during the July-August period.

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Hefazat files genocide case against Hasina, 49 others

The Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Tuesday filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 49 others of genocide and crimes against humanity during the crackdown on its sit-in at Shapla Chattar in Dhaka on May 5-6, 2013...

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Toby Cadman appointed ICT special prosecutor adviser

Reputed international law specialist and co-founder of the London-based The Guernica 37 Group, Barrister Toby Cadman has been appointed as a special prosecutor adviser to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh.

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ICT seeks probe report by Dec 19 

The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday asked the investigation agency to conclude in a month its probe into allegations of crimes against humanity brought against eight former high-profile law enforcement officials, including former inspector general of police...

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ICT bill proposes penalties for political parties

The law ministry is going to present the International Crimes Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to the Council of Advisers today, proposing the empowerment of the tribunal to penalise political...

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Submit Hasina case probe report in one month: ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday gave the chief prosecutor one more month to complete investigations into two complaints of crimes against humanity filed against deposed prime minister...

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ICT sends former Savar ASP Shahidul to jail

The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday ordered former additional superintendent of police Shahidul Islam, previously serving in Savar Circle, to be sent to Dhaka Central Jail over alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August student movement against discrimination...

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ICT sends ex-DMP DC Jashim to jail

The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday sent Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s former deputy commissioner for Mirpur Zone, Md Jashim Uddin Molla, to jail in a case of crimes against humanity during the July-August students’ movement against discrimination in the capital’s Mirpur area...

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ICT allows bail to NSI’s ex-DG Wahidul

The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday allowed conditional bail to former director general of National Security Intelligence Muhammad Wahidul Haque in a crime against humanity case...

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A robust case selection policy

The appointment of judges, investigators and prosecutors for the International Crimes Tribunals-Bangladesh along with the issuance of warrants for the arrest of Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, indicate that the tribunal is initiating its proceedings, likely from the first week of November. In the prosecution of international crimes, whether in national or...

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Interim govt to take steps to bring back Hasina to Bangladesh

Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said Bangladesh’s interim government would take necessary measures to bring back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others as International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrant for them.

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ICT reconstituted with Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder as chair

The government has reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal with the appointment of Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder of the High Court as its chairman, according to a gazette notification issued by the law ministry on Monday...

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1973 ICT Act sufficient to try autocrats, aides responsible for July offenses: AG

Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday defended the International Crimes Tribunal Act 1973, stating that it would be adequate to prosecute autocrats of Awami League’s government and their aides responsible for the offenses committed during the Students Movement Against Discrimination in July-August...

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2 more genocide cases filed against Hasina, aides

Two fresh complaints were submitted on Thursday to the International Crimes Tribunal accusing 30 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, of committing genocide and...

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11 new cases filed against Hasina, associates 

Families of 12 victims of enforced disappearances from 2011 to 2020 on Wednesday filed 11 separate cases with the International Crimes Tribunal against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, members of law enforcement agencies, and other associates. Ten of the victims still remain missing...

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