NEW DELHI: A Bangladesh court on Monday issued second arrest warrant for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India, for her alleged role in enforced disappearances during her tenure. The 77-year-old leader, ousted in August following a student-led revolution, is already facing charges of crimes against humanity.Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of…
DHAKA: Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Saturday said trials against “top commanders” who are accused of crimes against humanity, including former PM Sheikh Hasina, would be completed “within a year”.Speaking at a national dialogue organised by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies, Tajul said he had spoken to chief adviser…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued on Thursday arrest warrants against deposed PM Sheikh Hasina & 45 others, including prominent politicians and intellectuals.The warrants are in connection with alleged “crimes against humanity” committed during this year’s student-led July-Aug mass uprising, which left 700 people dead. Among those implicated are Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader,…
