Seven demands include action against implicated law enforcers, political figures and those accused of obstructing justice

Former army officer shown arrested in crimes against humanity case

Opposition MPs yesterday demanded that the Awami League be tried as a political party in an international crimes tribunal, accusing it of committing mass killings during the July uprising, as well as destroying democratic institutions and looting national resources during its tenure.

The most dangerous misuse of a justice system begins with the filing of a complaint that should never have entered the system in the first place—a problem that now confronts the International Crimes Tribunal.

From century-old clan rivalries over local dominance to rape allegations and professional disputes, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been receiving numerous complaints that fall outside its core mandate.

In August 2025, I wrote in Prothom Alo about the arrest, 10 months earlier in October 2024, of Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury—former power, energy, and mineral resources adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on allegations of crimes against humanity.

Prosecution is preparing updated documents after tribunal sentences them to death

There must be effective legal deterrents to prevent politicians from misusing security agencies for partisan purposes.

The government has established a second International Crimes Tribunal to expedite ongoing trials and address the increasing number of cases filed over atrocities committed during the July mass uprising, said a gazette issued last night.

Deposed premier Sheikh Hasina will be charged with murder, abduction, enforced disappearance, and arson at the International Crimes Tribunal.

The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal yesterday expressed frustration over the delay in disposal of appeals against the verdicts in war crimes cases.

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday expressed discontent as trial of Jamaat-e-Islami as a party did not begin even five years after completion of a probe over its role in 1971.

The chief prosecutor's office of International Crimes Tribunal has requested the law ministry to launch an investigation against

Investigation agency have found evidence against three Habiganj men including a former upazila-level Awami League leader over their alleged involvement in crimes during the country’s Liberation War.

A special tribunal in Dhaka hands death penalty to six people from Gaibandha, including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is preserving all the documents of the war crimes cases that have been disposed of.

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has found significant evidence that a Tangail man was involved in the

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday asked the Cox's Bazar police chief and the officer-in-charge of

The government yesterday reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal-1 by appointing its chairman and two members after three months of stalemate in war crimes trial.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirms her determination to continue the trial of war criminals and says she is ready to make any sacrifice for the sake of the country and the people.