ICT seeks interpol red notice against 10, including AL's Quader, Kamal

April 11, 2025 00:00:00

(Clockwise, from left-top): Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, A K M Mozammel Haque, Hasan Mahmud, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Dr M A Arafat, Nasrul Hamid Bipu, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) requested the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday to initiate red notices against them through Interpol in connection with crimes against humanity during the July-August uprising. - Focus Bangla

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The ICT chief prosecutor's office sent a letter to the IGP to request INTERPOL to issue red alert against ten in connection with a crimes against humanity case filed over the July uprising.

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam in a meeting on Thursday said that other relevant documents were sent to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to initiate the request process.

The ten individuals include: Obaidul Quader, Awami League (AL) general secretary; Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former home minister; AKM Mozammel Haque, former Liberation War Affairs minister; Hasan Mahmud, former Information and Broadcasting minister; and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former Textile and Jute minister.

The list also included Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation; Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel, former education minister; Nasrul Hamid Bipu, former state minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources; Mohammad A Arafat, former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting; and Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former Defence Adviser of Sheikh Hasina.

Earlier on November 12, the chief prosecutor's office sent a letter seeking International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) red alert against the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the same charges.

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