ICT bans publication of Hasina鈥檚 hate speech聽
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday asked the government to ban the broadcasting and publication of any 鈥榟ate speech鈥� or 鈥榠ncitement鈥� allegedly made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
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Ex-ministers Amu, Qamrul produced before International Crimes Tribunal
Former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and advocate Qamrul Islam have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal in connection with a genocide case...
Revisiting Shahbagh events and July-August uprising
THE Shahbagh movement of 2013 and the recent July-August uprising stand as defining chapters in the evolving narrative of Bangladesh鈥檚 socio-political history. The two protests, distinct in origins and goals though, explain interwoven paths of public mobilisation, collective memory and the exercise of state power. The Shahbagh movement emerged from a nation鈥檚 quest for justice, its rallying cry demanding the...
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...
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鈥揂ugust 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...
Families for lodging complaint with ICT to unearth truth of Pilkhana BDR carnage
The families of the victims of the 2009 Pilkhana carnage on Thursday announced that they would lodge a complaint to the International Crimes Tribunal against deposed prime minister...
ICC ready to assist ICT in Bangladesh
The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Wednesday expressed its readiness to assist Bangladesh鈥檚 International Crimes Tribunal in its efforts to address alleged mass killings during the July-August period.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the 鈥榗rimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya鈥�...
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...
ICC warrant for Netanyahu not enough: Khamenei
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a 鈥榙eath sentence鈥�...
Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity
IT鈥橲 official now. America鈥檚 closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu鈥檚 war crimes and...
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.
Govt clears ordinance to amend ICT Act
The council of advisers on Wednesday approved the draft of an ordinance to amend the International Crimes (Tribunals) ACT to avoid questions from local and international communities over the trials to be held under the law...
India to bail long-term prisoners awaiting trial
India鈥檚 interior minister has vowed to tackle chronic court backlogs by issuing bail to detainees awaiting trial for non-serious crimes who have completed at least a third of their possible sentence...
ICT seeks probe report by Dec 19聽
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...
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...
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...
11 AL leaders, two others likely to be produced before ICT today
The jail authorities are set to produce eleven Awami League leaders, a retired Supreme Court judge and a retired bureaucrat before the reconstituted International Crimes Tribunal...
Tajul condemns Nur鈥檚 supporters鈥� rally outside tribunal
The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam, on Thursday, condemned a rally organised by followers of Gana Odhikar Parishad leader Nurul Huq Nur outside the tribunal鈥檚 gate in Dhaka.
HRW accuses Israel of 鈥榳ar crime鈥� with 鈥榝orcible transfer鈥� in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Justice for Limon would be step towards police reform
VICTIMS of gross human rights violation in the hands of the law enforcement agencies who were denied justice during the Awami League regime are now coming forward to seek legal redress. This is a first step towards police reforms. Limon Hossain, a victim of attempted extrajudicial killing, lodged a complaint with the International Crime Tribunal against...
ICT chief prosecutor writes to IGP over Interpol red notice for Hasina, others
The International Crimes Tribunal has asked the inspector general of police to request Interpol to issue 鈥榬ed notices鈥� to arrest deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and...
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...
Former police officer sent to jail over mass killing in July-Aug
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday sent former additional superintendent of police Shahidul Islam of Dhaka district to jail in connection with a case filed over mass killing during the student-led movement...
ICT sends ex-DMP DC Jashim to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday sent Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 former deputy commissioner for Mirpur Zone, Md Jashim Uddin Molla, to jail in a case of crimes against humanity during the July-August students鈥� movement against discrimination in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area...
ICT allows bail to NSI鈥檚 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...
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...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ICT gets five new prosecutors
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has appointed five new prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal, bringing the total number of prosecutors to nine.
Prosecution for transfer of all cases to ICT amid case trade allegations
The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Md Tajul Islam, on Tuesday announced that the prosecution would soon seek an order from the tribunal requesting transfer of all cases...
ICT sends names of Hasina, 22 others to IGP for arrest
The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday forwarded the names of deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and 22 of her associates to the...