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ICT adjourns hearing against Hasina till June 19

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday adjourned until June 19 the hearing in a contempt of court case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League leader Shakil Akand Bulbul, granting them additional time to appear and...

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Facilitation of financial crimes

The concentration of political power in a narrow group of the elite become more than a governance issue. It has raised concern about financial integrity, accountability and democratic resilience. The issue today is how unchecked political domination erodes transparency, weakens institutions and facilitates widespread corruption, effectively transforming political control...

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Left ogrs condemn attacks on, threats to protesters

Left student organisations on Sunday condemned recent attacks on and threats to left student leaders and activists during demonstrations in Rajshahi and Chattogram rejecting the Supreme Court’s May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges...

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First charges pressed against Hasina in ICT

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday pressed charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun for their alleged involvement in...

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Protests on against Azhar release, attacks on protesters

Protests rejecting the Supreme Court’s May 27 verdict acquitting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of 1971 war crimes charges and against the recent attacks on left student leaders and activists in Rajshahi and Chattogram continued in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for the fifth day on Saturday...

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Charges to be pressed against Hasina today

The International Crimes Tribunal prosecutors are set to press formal charges on Sunday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August student-led mass uprising.

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Protests on against Azhar release

Protests erupted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country condemning acquittal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...

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Jammat leader Azhar freed from jail following acquittal in war crimes case

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning—just a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...

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Left students protest at Azhar release

Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students’ Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...

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SC overturns death sentence of Jamaat leader Azhar in war crimes case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its previous verdict that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh...

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ICT empowers investigation officers with authority of arrest, seizure

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday amended its Rules of Procedure 2010, granting its investigation officers the authority to arrest accused or suspected individuals and conduct evidence discovery and seizure without prior approval from the tribunal.

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Tackling AI-generated crimes

AS BANGLADESH moves towards a digitally advanced society, it must prepare to face the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven crimes. Artificial intelligence can help crime in various ways such as generating deepfake videos, fake audio clips and doctored screenshots, creating convincing phishing messages, automating online scams, hacking into secure...

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Mass murder, not genocide, took place in July: Tajul

Chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Muhammad Tajul Islam on Tuesday said mass murder had taken place, not genocide, during the July uprising, calling for not spreading confusions over this.

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First charges proposed against Hasina, Asaduzzaman, Mamun  

The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday submitted its investigation report against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police...

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ICT law change remains tool to try any mass killing

THE interim government on May 10 banned all activities of the Awami League keeping to the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 until the completion of the trial of the party leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal. The ban meant ‘to protect national security and sovereignty, ensure the safety of July movement activists and safeguard plaintiffs and witnesses engaged in the trial’...

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ICT empowered to ban any political party

The government has amended the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, empowering the International Crimes Tribunal to ban any political party and approved the draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025...

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War crimes accomplices must apologise: Mahfuj

Information adviser Mahfuj Alam has called for a political reckoning over the legacy of the 1971 Liberation War, demanding a formal  apology from the war crimes collaborators and said that the pro-Awami League left-leaning parties must not go unpunished.

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Probe report in ICT case against Hasina likely on Monday

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is likely to submit on Monday a probe report on ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s role in a case filed over the mass killings during the July uprising in 2024.

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Govt forms another ICT amid rising caseload

The government on Thursday constituted a second International Crimes Tribunal appointing retired High Court judge Justice Md Nozrul Islam Chowdhury as its chairman...

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ICT denies bail to Tawfiq-e-Elahi

The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday rejected the bail petition of ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s former energy advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity.

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ICT orders interrogation of 3 ex-top police officers

The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday allowed the investigators to re-interrogate three former senior police officers in connection with the killing of nine youths in a controversial anti-extremist raid at a house known as ‘Jahajbari’ in the capital’s Kalyanpur area in 2016...

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Azhar’s lawyer questions war crimes trial fairness

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 8 the hearing on a petition filed by condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam seeking a review of the court’s earlier decision upholding his death sentence...

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Rape and social solutions

RAPE is one of the most devastating crimes, not only because of its immediate physical and emotional impact on the victim but also due to its profound societal implications. It is a heinous crime that leaves deep scars on the victims and casts a long shadow over society. It is a violence rooted in power, control and dominance and not just about physical assault. The...

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Ex-ICT judge’s son named in another ICT case

Gana Odhikar Parishad general secretary Rashed Khan on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal alleging that he was tortured in custody in Dhaka by detained Rangamati additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed during the 2018 quota reform movement...