Amid ongoing hearings in the July-August war crimes case, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu has formally requested that his trial at the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) be broadcast live on television.
On Victory Day, President Md. Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Dr. Muhammad Yunus paid tribute to the brave martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar.
Journalists have been barred from entering the courtrooms of both the High Court and Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court due to security concerns.
State-appointed lawyer Md. Amir Hossain, representing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the International Crimes Tribunal, said that the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not know whether any people were victims of disappearances in the country during her tenure.
Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed will deliver his farewell address on Sunday, December 14, ahead of his retirement on December 27.
The government will bear all expenses of the treatment of Sharif Osman Hadi, the spokesperson of the Inqilab Manch and independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.