The verdict in the case filed on charges of crimes against humanity in the murder of Abu Saeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur and the first martyr of the July uprising, will be pronounced today, Thursday. A total of 30 people, including former vice-chancellor of the university Mohammad Hasibur Rashid, have been […]
In his written complaint against prosecutors Ghazi Monawar Hossain Tamim and Mizanul Islam, Samrat Robayat said, “We have learned that in exchange for large sums of money, Tamim and Mizan have sworn to protect Faraz and Fazle Karim at any cost. Such disgraceful episodes are destroying the credibility of the tribunal.” Denying the allegation, prosecutor […]
About a month and a half ago, the then Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) Mohammed Tajul Islam had requested the removal of Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmood on various charges including breach of trust, breach of discipline and code of conduct, assault on a security guard and ill-treatment of his wife. On January […]
Ghulam Arif Tipu was born on 28 August 1931 in Kamlakantpur village of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj. He was the second of his parents' nine children. His father Aftab Uddin Ahmed was the district registrar. He obtained MA degree from Dhaka University. Ghulam Arif Tipu joined leftist politics when he was a student. He served […]
Apart from Masood Saidi, the three Jamaat leaders who have been named in the case are: Hamidur Rahman, assistant secretary of the party, Shafiqul Islam alias Masood, general secretary of Dhaka city south unit and MD Saiful Islam, assistant secretary of Dhaka city unit. Shah Alam, Inspector (Investigation) of Shahbag police station confirmed the matter […]
Anti-war crime campaigners and rights activists have criticized the latest US human rights report on Bangladesh as advocating “freedom of assembly” of the Jamaat-e-Islami – which strongly opposed Bangladesh’s independence and shared human rights concerns with the Pakistani military. committed crimes against Liberation War, Report of UNB. According to the US State Department report: “Leaders […]