IT IS an eternal reality that societies cannot remain static. Change is inevitable, sometimes forced upon people by the sheer weight of history, sometimes demanded through the sweat and sacrifice of ordinary citizens who dare to imagine a better tomorrow. From ancient times to the present, upheavals have marked the path of humanity. Yet one question lingers like an...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set September 15 to deliver its decision on whether former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four of his subordinates will be charged with crimes against humanity committed during the July 2024 mass uprising in the capital鈥檚 Rampura area...
Shahina Begum, the mother of Sazzad Hossain Sajal who was allegedly burnt alive in a police pickup van, testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday in a case of crimes against humanity against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
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...
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...
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 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.
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...
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...
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...
Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, who has been charged with crimes against humanity during the July uprising alongside deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan but has turned state witness, may face prosecution again if he withholds truth during the trial of the uprising case...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set July 14 to give a decision whether charges of crimes against humanity would be framed against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven of his subordinate officials in the case of killing six protesters during the July-August mass uprising at Chankharpool in Dhaka...
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday filed formal charges in a case of crimes against humanity for the killing of six youths and burning the bodies at Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, during the 2024 mass uprising...
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal聽1 on Sunday urged the tribunal to frame charges of crimes against humanity against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other police personnel...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday showed retired Rear Admiral Muhammad Sohail, former Rapid Action Battalion media wing director, arrested in a case over crimes against humanity...
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...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning鈥攋ust 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...
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...
The International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 investigation agency has completed its probe into crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising at the Chankharpool area in the capital...
FOR the people of Gaza, this Ramadan has brought nothing but sorrow 鈥� a sorrow deeper than words can capture, especially during what should be a time of peace. The sounds of warplanes, the distant echoes of bombs, and the constant fear of death have turned what should be a month of spiritual renewal into one of grief and despair. For the people of Gaza...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 10 individuals in a case of crimes against humanity in connection with the murder of Shaikh Ashhabul Yeamin in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on July 18, 2024...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing of the review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled February 25 for the hearing of a review petition filed by death row convict ATM Azharul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, challenging his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday extended the deadline to April 20 for submitting investigation reports against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others over the allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising...
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
The International Criminal Court鈥檚 chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday ordered detention of Armed Police Battalion constable Md Sujon Hossain in a case concerning crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising at Chankharpool in Dhaka on August 5, 2024...
The families of 22 victims of the 2009 carnage at then Bangladesh Rifles headquarters filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor on Thursday accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her defense adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former army chief Moneen U Ahmed and 55 others of crimes against humanity and genocide...
Investigations into and trials of 1971 war crimes cases pending with the International Crimes Tribunal have come to a standstill while cases filed on charges of crime against humanity during the July-August...
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�...