Ex-PM sued for ‘genocide’ in International Crimes Tribunal

Dhaka, August 14 A complaint was filed on Wednesday with the investigation agency of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several others, accusing them of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the mass movement...

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Updated At : 09:15 AM Aug 15, 2024 IST

A complaint was filed on Wednesday with the investigation agency of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several others, accusing them of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the mass movement of the students against her government. - File photo

Dhaka, August 14

“The complaint was filed by the father of one of the students who died in police gunshots during the massive street protests,” an official of the agency said. A lawyer filed the case on behalf of Bulbul Kabir, father of slain Arif Ahmed Siyam, who was shot dead by the police during the protest on August 5.

The agency would need to file a case before the ICT-BD, originally constituted to try Bengali-speaking perpetrators of 1971 Liberation Wartime crimes. — PTI

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