THE name ‘Bangladesh’ is not stranger to the International Criminal Court. It was one of the earliest signatories to the ICC Rome Statute and ratified the same on March 23, 2010. Publicly available information shows that the ICC received at least four communications containing complaints (institutionally known as Article 15 Communications or Communications) related to the recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates, dated June 29, 2013, February 4, 2014, August 1, 2024, and October 28, 2024, respectively.
The ICC re-emerged in Bangladeshi public discourse on November 8, 2024. This time, however, the communication was filed by an Awami League leader against the leadership of the incumbent interim government and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. While this communication