Charge framing hearing of Jamalpur, Habiganj suspects Sept 15, 16

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday fixed September 15 and 16 to hold hearing on charge framing in two cases related to crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.

The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim fixed the date, two days after the cases were transferred to Tribunal-1 from Tribunal-2 on Thursday for "expeditious disposal".

One of the cases was filed against eight alleged Al-Badr men of Jamalpur, while the other against three alleged Razakars from Habiganj.

The tribunal fixed September 15 for the case against the alleged Al-Badr men, and September 16 for the other case.

Of the alleged Al-Badr men, Shamsul Haque, 75, and AKM Yusuf Ali, 83, are now behind bars, while Ashraf Hossain, Prof Sharif Ahammed, Abdul Mannan, Abdul Bari, Harun, and Abul Hashem are on the run.

All the three alleged Razakars from Habiganj -- Muhibur Rahman Boromian, 65, Mujibur Rahman Angur Mian, 60, and Abdur Razzak -- are in jail. Meanwhile, the same tribunal yesterday deferred to Sept 13 the hearing on charge framing in the case against five alleged Razakars of Kishoreganj.