Supreme Court senior lawyer and the human rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) Chairperson Zahirul Islam Khan Panna has been appointed as state defense to represent ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in two enforced disappearance cases at the International Crimes Tribunal-1.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today has conducting hearings in two separate enforced disappearance cases from the previous Awami League government era, involving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several current and former army officers, linked to the Taskforce Interrogation (TFI) and Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC).
Prominent political figures and industry experts have rejected the telecom policy formulated during the interim government, saying it undermines domestic investors. They pledged that a future elected government would review all telecom and related policies.
At the International Crimes Tribunal-2, testimony of witness SI Sheikh Abzalul Haque in the Ashulia case, involving the burning of six bodies and the killing of seven people, sparked a heated exchange between prosecution and defense lawyers.
The High Court has upheld the death sentences of former Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das and Inspector Md. Liaqat Ali in the high-profile murder case of retired Army Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
The Appellate Division has declared the much-discussed verdict to abolish the non-partisan caretaker government system during the election period as illegal. With this, the caretaker government system returned after 14 years.