The Army Headquarters has confirmed that 15 of the officers named in arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) have been taken into custody, while one remains missing. According to the army, Major General Kabir Ahmed has been “illegally absent” from duty.

The issue has drawn widespread discussion following the tribunal’s issuance of arrest warrants in enforced disappearance cases and growing frustration among July uprising supporters over the delay in arrests. At a press briefing held on Saturday at Mess Alpha in Dhaka Cantonment, the Army’s Adjutant General, Major General Md Hakimuzzaman, disclosed the information.

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