Tag: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD)
Write For Rights, a newly formed Bangladesh-based human rights advocacy organization, has demanded a comprehensive, independent investigation into allegations of corruption, bribery, abuse of power, flawed trials, and procedural irregularities plaguing the International Crimes Tribunal…
A fresh scandal has rocked Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), exposing deep-rooted corruption within the prosecution team. Audio recordings obtained by Prothom Alo and Netra News reveal that prosecutor Md. Saimum Reza Talukdar demanded Tk1…
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) continues to hear high-profile cases involving alleged enforced disappearances under the former Awami League (AL) government, but defense arguments and survivor reappearances have raised serious doubts about whether these qualify…
On February 5, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) announced the verdict in the case against razakar Abdul Quader Molla. But the justice-seekers were disappointed as the special tribunal handed down life-term imprisonment instead of…
In a gut-wrenching betrayal of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle and the blood of countless martyrs, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court—led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury—has shamelessly acquitted Khan Akram Hossain, a notorious Razakar…
By Aminul Hoque Polash The recent removal of Muhammad Tajul Islam from the post of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) marks a long-overdue reckoning with one of the most egregious abuses of judicial…
On the very day Mohammad Tajul Islam was removed from his position as Chief Prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), fellow prosecutor B.M. Sultan Mahmud publicly levelled serious allegations of corruption, bribery, and procedural irregularities against…
On Victory Day, as Bangladesh commemorates the triumph over Pakistani forces in 1971, dozens of valiant Freedom Fighters who risked their lives for independence remain imprisoned by the Jamaat-controlled interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus. These elderly…
In a spectacle that shocked even the most jaded observers of Bangladesh’s crumbling judiciary, the so-called International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) yesterday turned its courtroom into a political intimidation arena. The target: Senior Advocate ZI Khan…
In a significant step toward accountability for the deadly 2024 quota reform protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government, Bangladesh Police announced on Tuesday that charge sheets have been submitted in 106 cases filed during the…
On Sunday, Courtroom No. 1 of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-BD) in Dhaka became a battleground. What began as a routine hearing in the enforced-disappearance case against retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan rapidly descended into…
Former Foreign Minister and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Professor Dr. AK Abdul Momen, has made an urgent appeal to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for an independent and transparent investigation into…
In October 2025, Bangladesh finds itself at a precarious crossroads, where the trials of army officers in the Jamaat-e-Islami-controlled International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) have ignited a firestorm of controversy. These trials, targeting serving and retired military…
President of the Awami League and five-time Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has vehemently condemned and protested the insults directed at army officers. “I am shocked at how the army is expected to hand these officers…
Tension is brewing in the Bangladesh Army and the interim government following the arrest warrants by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD), as the Jamaat-aided officers are gaining strength and attempting to erase the pro-liberation elements.…
On February 5, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) announced the verdict in the case against razakar Abdul Quader Molla. But the justice-seekers were disappointed as the special tribunal handed down life-term imprisonment instead of…