UN report irrefutable evidence in ICT trial: Tajul
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam has said the Fact-Finding Report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will be used at the tribunal as an irrefutable evidence for crimes against humanity during the July-August student-led mass uprising, reports BSS."There is no...
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Ensure neutrality of security forces
The interim government should ensure that security forces act with neutrality, and respect the rule of law to prosecute political violence, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW), reports UNB.The government should also recognise that the right to peaceful assembly and protest, even by supporters of the former authoritarian government, is...
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Khaleda Zia's Niko graft case verdict Feb 19
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case on February 19, report agencies.Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 set the date after the end of arguments from both sides on Thursday, Hannan Bhuiyan, Khaleda's lawyer, said.The...
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BNP files complaint with ICT over killing 848 activists
The BNP has brought allegations against 500 people, including ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over the killings of 848 party leaders and activists nationwide during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July and August last year, report agencies.The complaint was filed with the ICT's...
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