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Army acts on tribunal orders, one officer still at large

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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ICT verdicts in 3-4 cases expected by Oct

Staff Reporter:

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul said that the verdicts of three to four cases under trial with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) related to the mass killings in the July uprising are expected to be completed by October.
He expressed this hope in a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday (February 11). The Law adviser s...

Palak ordered nationwide internet shutdown

During the recent student-led movement demanding the government's resignation, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) executed a nationwide internet shutdown, reportedly following direct orders from then-State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, according to a report by Prothom Alo. The internet shutdown, which occurred in mid-July, affected mobile and broadband services across the country, as part of the government's effort to sup...
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