Indian authorities freeze assets in Ambani probe
India鈥檚 top financial crimes agency said it had seized properties worth over $846 million from firms linked to beleaguered tycoon Anil Ambani as part of a bank fraud probe...
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ICT charges Inu, Hanif
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday charged detained Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal鈥揓asod president Hasanul Haq Inu, absconding Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three other absconding Kushtia AL leaders...
July bullet-hit boy on tube feeding, father seeks justice
The father of eight-year-old Musa Khan, who has been on tube feeding since being shot during the July mass uprising in 2024, appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday seeking justice for his son鈥檚 suffering and the killing of his mother.
bKash workshops seek to prevent financial crimes
bKash has recently organised four awareness workshops in Dhaka, Khulna, Bogura and Cumilla for all its distributors to strengthen its commitment in preventing financial crimes such as hundi, betting and money laundering, said a press release...
ICT ends trial of Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday concluded the trial of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
ICT to examine if ex-IGP Mamun eligible to be state evidence
The state-appointed defence for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, who turned approver in the case, was trying to save himself by shifting responsibility for the July 2024 atrocities onto the two accused...
15 army officials land in sub-jail in cantonment
International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Wednesday sent the 15 detained serving army officers to jail in three cases of crimes against humanity, two for enforced disappearances during the fallen Awami League regime and the other for 2024 July uprising atrocities...
15 army officers produced before ICT in enforced disappearance case
Fifteen serving army officers, accused in an enforced disappearance case, were produced before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 amid tight security in Dhaka on Wednesday morning...
Prosecution fails to prove charges, defence tells ICT
The state-appointed defence lawyer for absconding deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the prosecution had failed to prove any superior command responsibilities under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 against his clients and urged the tribunal to reject the prosecution鈥檚 plea for maximum punishment for the duo...
Defence claims July atrocities isolated, not widespread
The state-appointed defence counsel for absconding deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the July 2024 atrocities were isolated incidents, not widespread or systemic...
July uprising had no mastermind聽or foreign link, Asif聽tells ICT
Youth and sports as well as local government adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Thursday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the July 2024 uprising had no mastermind, foreign link, or political instigation.
Bullets from military rifles聽found in victims鈥� bodies:聽ICT prosecution
Chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on Wednesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that bullets recovered from the bodies of several victims of the July uprising were fired from military rifles.
Indictment hearing in Inu鈥檚 crimes case Oct 23
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set October 23 for hearing on charge framing against former information minister and Jasad president Hasanul Haque Inu in a case filed over allegedly committing crimes against humanity in Kushtia...
Jan 11 set for probe report against Shamim Osman鈥檚 son, others
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday set January 11 for submitting the probe report in a case against Ayon Osman, son of former lawmaker Shamim Osman, and seven others, lodged over crimes against humanity committed in Narayanganj during the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising.
Arguments begin in Hasina case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday began hearing arguments in the crimes against humanity case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and detained former inspector general of police...
Chief prosecutor for production of detained army officers before court
International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on Sunday said that anyone detained under the law must be produced before a court within 24 hours of arrest, except for the time needed for bringing the accused from the place of arrest.
ICT has no plan to issue warrants for addl defence personnel: Shafiqul
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said that the International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor informed that currently there were no plans to issue warrants against additional defence personnel.
14 serving officers taken into custody: Bangladesh Army
Fourteen of the serving Bangladesh Army officials and another on post-retirement leave facing charges of enforced disappearances and July murders at the International Crimes Tribunal were taken into army custody on Thursday.
Arguments in ICT case against Hasina to begin Oct 12
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday set October 12 to begin hearing the arguments in the crimes against humanity case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
13 former, 9 serving army officers face arrest warrant
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday filed charges of crimes against humanity against 28 people including 25 former senior officers of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and the Rapid Action Battalion, for their alleged roles in enforced disappearances and torture in custody under their command...
Enforced disappearance charges pressed against Hasina, Asaduzzaman, 26 others
The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday pressed charges of enforced disappearance against 28 individuals, including Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former defence adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique...
Government issues third amendment to ICT Ordinance
The government has issued the third amendment to the International Crimes Tribunal (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, disqualifying individuals from contesting national or local elections or holding any public office once formal charges are framed against them...
Army chief鈥檚 remarks distorted: ISPR
The army chief has not made any statement about giving indemnity to anyone accused of enforced disappearances, murder, or other crimes against humanity, said a statement of the Inter Services Public Relations directorate on Monday...
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY:聽Probe into AL offences set to begin
The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is set to begin investigating a complaint filed in October 2024 seeking a probe into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Awami League during the July 2024 mass uprising.
Systematic murders committed in 41 dists during July uprising: IO
An investigation officer in a case of crimes against humanity against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on Tuesday testified that the law enforcement agencies and the then ruling party affiliates were involved in widespread, systematic and targeted killings in at least 41 districts across the country during the July uprising...
ASHULIA ATROCITIES:聽Witness testifies cops shoot protesters, burn bodies
A witness told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday that the police shot six protesters near Ashulia police station on August 5, 2024 and then burnt five of the bodies and one alive on a police vehicle later that night.
Hasina ordered copter attack on protesters: victim鈥檚 sister
A witness on Monday testified that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the use of helicopters and drones to attack protesters in Mohammadpur near the prime minister鈥檚 official residence.
Abu Sayeed spread arms as cops fired, witness tells ICT
Siam Ahsan Ayan -- the sixth prosecution witness in the crimes against humanity case against Begum Rokeya University鈥檚 former vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid and 29 others -- testified on Sunday before the International Crimes Tribunal-2.
Nahid seeks trial of errant members of all forces
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday urged the government, the two International Crimes Tribunals, and the ordinary courts to bring to justice those responsible for crimes during the July 2024 mass uprising and for enforced disappearances under the Awami League鈥檚 15-year authoritarian rule, regardless of which force they belong to...
India backed Hasina鈥檚 rise, Mahmudur tells ICT
The Daily Amar Desh editor, Mahmudur Rahman, told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday that India played a key role in Awami League president Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 rise, in consolidating her power, and eventually in enabling her to become authoritarian...
