UN asks Sri Lanka to prosecute war crimes
The UN human rights chief Wednesday urged Sri Lanka鈥檚 new government to seize the 鈥榟istoric opportunity鈥� to end its entrenched culture of impunity for war crimes and other abuses...
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1,858 more held in countrywide operation in 24hrs
In the ongoing countrywide operation, the police apprehended 1,858 crime suspects in the past 24 hours...
ICT sets Aug 21 to decide whether to charge 16
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 21 to decide whether it will frame charges of crimes against humanity against 16 accused in the Ashulia killings case...
Victim鈥檚 father accuses Hasina of ordering protester killings
Two prosecution witnesses in the case of crimes against humanity committed in the capital鈥檚 Chankharpool area during the 2024 July uprising on Tuesday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 and demanded justice for the killings and injuries of protesters during the...
ICT rejects ZI Khan Panna鈥檚 plea to defend Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday rejected senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna鈥檚 request to be appointed as state defence counsel for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina is facing trial in absentia over her alleged superior command responsibility during the July 2024 uprising...
Man in ApBN uniform killed Anas, father testifies at tribunal
Shahriar Khan Palash, father of martyr Shahriar Khan Anas, on Monday testified at the International Crimes Tribunal 1 that the man who targeted, shot and subsequently killed his son was in the uniform of Armed Police Battalion...
SHOOTING HANGING STUDENT AT RAMPURA: ICT takes cognisance of charges
The International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Sunday took cognizance of formal charges in a case involving crimes against humanity, including the widely publicised shooting of a student who was hanging from the cornice of a building in the capital鈥檚 Rampura...
People in fear as Gazipur turns into crime zone
Local people in Gazipur, one of the country鈥檚 industrial districts, are in fear as Gazipur city and its adjacent areas have turned into a crime zone.
Charges pressed aganist ex-DMP chief, 4 officials
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Thursday filed formal charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other police officers for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity...
Student, journalist testify against police, BRUR officials, BCL
Two key witnesses on Wednesday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1, implicating the police, Begum Rokeya University officials, and Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders in the killing of student protester Abu Sayeed during the July 2024 anti-discrimination movement...
ICT frames charges against BRUR VC, 29 others in Abu Sayeed murder case
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday charged 30 people, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid, in a case of crimes against humanity over the murder of student Abu Sayeed during the July 2024 protests...
Hasina ordered 鈥榥o treatment, no聽release鈥�: witness
Two survivors of the 2024 July uprising violence gave testimonies before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two co-accused of ordering indiscriminate shootings and denying medical care to the wounded.
July uprising victim recounts horror of police brutality in emotional testimony
An emotional moment swept through the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 before the deposition of Khokon Chandra Narmand began as part of the trials of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her co-accused, Asaduzzaman Khan, former home minister, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former inspector general of police, for the crimes against humanity during the 2024 July mass uprising.
Attorney general seeks maximum punishment for July uprising killers
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday said people want maximum punishment through legal framework in a crimes against humanity case against Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun.
ICT begins trial of Hasina, two others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday began the first trial of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed聽 prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her associates 鈥� former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun -- for their alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising in 2024...
Speakers call for collaborative actions
Security agency officials and policymakers at a discussion on Wednesday reaffirmed Bangladesh鈥檚 commitment to combat human trafficking, recognising it as a grave violation of human rights and a serious form of organised crime...
ICT to decide on framing charges against 30 on Aug 6
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 6 to decide whether charges will be framed against 30 accused, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid, over the murder of student Abu Sayeed during the July 16, 2024 protests...
SC acquits war crimes death row convict Mobarak Hossain
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Mobarak Hossain, a death row convict in a war crimes case, overturning the 2014 International Crimes Tribunal-1 verdict...
ABU SAYEED MURDER:聽Charge hearing begins at ICT
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Monday began hearing charges of crimes against humanity against former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachchu and 29 others for the murder of Abu Sayeed during the July 2024 uprising.
SC verdict on Mobarak鈥檚 appeal set for July 30
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set July 30 to deliver its verdict on the appeal filed by Mobarak Hossain, a former Jamaat-e-Islami member and an expelled Awami League leader, challenging his death sentence for committing war crimes during the country鈥檚 liberation war...
Charge hearing on July 28
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set July 28 for hearing charges against Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachchu and 29 others, accused in connection with a crimes against humanity case over killing of Abu Sayeed during 2024 July uprising...
ICT sets Oct 15 deadline for probe report
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday directed its Investigation Agency to submit the probe report by October 15 in the 2024 July鈥揂ugust crimes against humanity case against Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and 44 others, mostly his party colleagues and political allies...
Environmental justice
UNDERSTANDING the concept of environmental crime is a complex attempt that seeks consideration of the overall socio-cultural as well as political structure of a particular area. And the narrow view of criminology and criminal justice theories are changing over time. The idea of environmental justice within the criminological literature started to become prevalent in the...
Barclays bank fined 拢42m for crime risk failings
Britain鈥檚 financial watchdog on Wednesday said it had fined Barclays bank 拢42 million ($56 million) for 鈥榩oor handling of financial crime risks鈥�...
ICT orders advert asking eight cops to appear
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday ordered the publication of a public notice in newspapers, directing eight absconding accused to appear before the court on July 28.
3 jailed ex-RAB officers to be quizzed over Zia鈥檚 link
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday granted permission to interrogate three former Rapid Action Battalion officers 鈥� currently on death row in the 2014 Narayanganj seven-murder case 鈥� in connection with enforced disappearance...
Govt鈥檚 problematic approach to deteriorating law and order
THE government鈥檚 approach to the deteriorating law and order situation appears to be as chaotic and disjointed as the situation itself. The strategy, which consists largely of special drives and operations, is problematic on several counts. The launch of one special drive after another 鈥� or even simultaneously 鈥� especially in response to public criticism following violent crime...
No conclusive data supporting sharp rise in crime in Bangladesh: Govt
The interim government on Monday claimed that figures of major violent crime showed no significant rise, while recent media reports indicate a sharp rise in crimes this year, fuelling fear and insecurity among citizens...
Chankharpool killing during uprising:聽ICT charges ex-DMP chief, 7 others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday charged former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven of his subordinates with crimes against humanity for the murder of six protesters at Chankharpool in Dhaka during the...
BNP activist files complaint with ICT accusing Hasina, 50 others
An activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday filed a complaint with the office of the International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 50 others of their involvement in the abduction and enforced disappearance of him and several of his associates...