Awami League should be brought to justice as a party: Nahid Islam

Desk Report: Nahid Islam, convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party and leader of the July Movement, said that the Awami League should be brought to justice as a party as soon as possible. He told reporters at the International Crimes Tribunal premises on Sunday (September 21) after giving testimony and questioning in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 24 mass uprising against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three others. Nahid Islam said, “The Awami League should be brought to justice as a party, there is…

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Why aren’t the army officers who opened fire in Rampura-Badda being arrested? – Nahid in tribunal

Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said, “The media has not been reformed as expected. The way the DGFI used to control it before, that practice still exists. The media is under the control of political parties, various corporate institutions. When I was in charge, I formed the media reform commission. Their responsibility was to propose reforms and implement the whole issue through the government. It was the responsibility of the law and home ministries to bring media workers who are allies of fascism to justice.” Nahid…

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Shaheed Anas’ mother wrote a letter to the tribunal before going to the procession

Desk Reports: Three more people have testified at the tribunal in the crimes against humanity case related to the shooting of six people at Chankharpool in the capital during the anti-discrimination student movement. They are Sanjida Khan Dipti, mother of Shaheed Shahariar Khan Anas, Hafez Rabbi Hossain, a participant in the movement, and Gafur Sawdagar. Gafur Sawdagar is the owner of the shop where Shaheed Ismamul Haque worked. A total of 11 people have testified in this case so far. This testimony was taken at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 headed…

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Sheikh Hasina ordered the use of lethal weapons: Former IGP Mamun in his statement

Desk Reports : Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has given a statement as a public witness in an ongoing case at the International Crimes Tribunal-1. In his statement, he claimed that on July 18 last year, the police started using ‘lethal weapons’ or lethal weapons on the direct orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through a phone call from the then Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. While giving his statement to the tribunal headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder on Tuesday, Chowdhury Mamun said, ‘On July…

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