Deposed Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP
A 3-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) bench, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, took cognisance of the costs filed in two separate instances, in accordance with media studies.
The instances accuse Ms. Hasina and 29 others of overseeing the detention, torture and disappearance of political opponents at secret services operated by elite safety companies, the bdnews24 information portal reported.
The ICT issued arrest warrants in opposition to Ms. Hasina and others implicated within the instances and set October 22 because the date to supply the accused earlier than the courtroom, state-run BSS information company reported.
Ms. Hasina fled to India on August 5 final yr after resigning from her submit amidst unprecedented anti-government student-led protests, which toppled her Awami League regime.
In the primary case, the prosecution introduced 5 fees within the case in opposition to 13 folks, together with Hasina and her former safety and defence adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over alleged crimes dedicated on the Joint Interrogation Cell of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.
Prosecutors mentioned 5 fees of crimes in opposition to humanity had been filed within the case, the information portal reported.
The second case implicates Ms. Hasina, Mr. Siddique, and 15 others over the disappearance and torture of detainees in a secret cell operated by the Rapid Action Battalion’s Task Force Interrogation unit.
Five fees of crimes in opposition to humanity had been filed there as nicely, the report quoted prosecutors as saying.
Mr. Hasina, 78, faces a number of instances in Bangladesh after being ousted final yr following the mass student-led agitation within the nation.
Published – October 08, 2025 07:19 pm IST
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