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'Govt decides to establish 2nd ICT tribunal'
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam today (April 23) said the government has, in principle, decided to establish a second tribunal to hear cases related to genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August Mass Uprising. Now trial is going on in...

Chankharpul Genocide: Probe report filed against ex-DMP chief, 7 others
Investigation agency has submitted its first comprehensive report to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), accusing eight individuals in connection with the Chankharpul Genocide that took place during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the capital. The report, filed today (April 21),...

Probe report against Hasina at 'fag end': Tajul Islam
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Muhammad Tajul Islam today (April 20) said preparation of the probe report in a crime against humanity case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and others is at its fag end. The probe report is almost ready and is likely to...

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new US ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. Among the dead were 10 people in Jabaliya, including eight from the same house, according to the...

Israel defence minister says no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza
Israels Defence Minister Katz said the country would keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering GazaStrip, where intense aerial and ground assaults have resumed. Israels policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enterGaza, and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers preventing...

'AL's beneficiaries trying to disrupt July Uprising cases trial process'
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam has said some people who were beneficiary during the Awami League regime, are continuously trying to disrupt the investigations and trial process of the cases filled for crimes against humanity during the July-August...

Death toll from Israel's strike of Gaza city up to 35, with dozens missing
The death toll from Israels strike on the Shujaiya neighborhood on the outskirts of Gaza City has risen to 35, with dozens reported missing, the Qatari-based Al Jazeera television channel reported. Meanwhile, Gazas health ministry said that number of casualties will grow after rescuers clear the...

Israel kills 58 more Palestinians as Gaza death toll surpasses 50,800
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 58 more Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry, raising the death toll from Israels ongoing conflict since October 2023 to 50,810. In the last 24 hours, 213 people were also injured and transferred to hospitals, bringing the total number of...

Former ICT prosecutor Tureen Afroz arrested in murder case
The former prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Barrister TureenAfroz, was arrested late Monday by Uttara West police in Dhaka in connection with an attempted murder case involving attacks on students and civilians. Police raided her residence on Road 11 of Sector 3 in Dhakas...

11 jailed, including 7 ex-Sonali Bank officials, for Tk 1.38 crore embezzlement
A Dhaka court has sentenced 11 people, including seven former officials of Sonali Bank, to varying prison terms for embezzling Tk 1.38 crore from the banks Hotel Sheraton Branch. The convicted individuals include former Sonali Bank Managing Director Humayun Kabir and other senior officials, reports...

Israel seizes 50% of Gaza by destroying land to extend buffer zone
Israel now controls more than half of the Gaza Strip, having expanded its military buffer zone through systematic destruction of Palestinian homes, farmland, and infrastructure, according to military sources and rights groups. The operation, which Israel claims is temporary and aimed at pressuring...

Bombs planted to target investigators in enforced disappearance cases: Chief Prosecutor
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Tajul Islam, claimed on Sunday that bombs had been planted with the intent to kill investigators working on enforced disappearance cases, reads a UNB report. While conducting this investigation, we discovered that bombs had been...

Russian missile strike kills 12, injures 50 in Kryvyi Rih of Ukraine
A Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday has killed at least 12 people and injured over 50, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, which targeted the Dnipropetrovsk region, included three children among the victims, marking another brutal assault on...

Israel kills at least 112 Palestinians in past 24 hours
Israeli occupation forces killed at least 112 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday in what has become the deadliest day since Israel resumed its genocidal war on the Strip on March 18. Gazas civil defence agency also confirmed the death toll from the Israeli strike on the Dar al-Arqam School in Gaza...

Deadly fire on Gaza ambulances possible Israeli 'war crimes': UN official
The death of 15 medics and humanitarian workers in Gaza after shots were fired at their ambulances raises further concerns of war crimes by the Israeli army, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday (April 3). I am appalled by the recent killings of 15 medical personnel and...

Syria local govt says Israeli bombardment kills 9
Israeli bombardment killed nine people in Syria as troops conducted a raid in the south, the local government and a war monitor said, with the Israeli army saying its forces were responding to fire from militants. The shelling came after an Israeli incursion, with the occupation forces advancing...

Hunger returns to Gaza as Israeli blockade forces bakeries shut
At an industrial bakery in war-ravaged Gaza City, a conveyor belt that once churned out thousands of pitta breads every day has come to a standstill. The Families Bakery is one of about two dozen supported by the World Food Programme (WFP) that have halted production in recent days due to flour...

Newly appointed ICT prosecutor Silvia’s appointment revoked
The authority has revoked Afroza Parvin Silvias appointment as a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued an office order on Thursday (March 27) cancelling the appointment of the ICT prosecutor, which will come into...

Jeweller's stashed gold targeted in Dhanmondi heist
The robbery in Dhanmondi was a meticulously planned operation, with criminals coordinating through a network of individuals posing as law enforcers, intelligence officers, informants, a magistrate, and even student representatives. Their primary objective was to steal a large quantity of gold and...

Outrage as Israeli envoy in Austria calls for killing of Gaza children
A secretly recorded video shows Israels ambassador to Austria calling for the killing of Palestinian children and destroying the Gaza Strip at a closed-door meeting in the European country. Addressing members of the Jewish community in Austria on March 20, ambassador David Roet is head...

Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza truce as Israeli strikes kill 65
Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday (March 24), as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes had killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the previous 24 hours. The proposal, made last week, follows an...

Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills Hamas official and aide
An Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza killed a senior Hamas leader and an aide on Sunday (March 23) evening, a Hamas official told the BBC. Ismail Barhoum, the head of the groups financial affairs, was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in Khan Younis. He...

Trump 'fully supports' Israeli actions in Gaza: White House
US President Donald Trump fully supports Israels deadly resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday (March 20), blaming Hamas for the violence. He fully supports Israel and the IDF and the actions that theyve taken in recent days,...

Malaysian police investigate crypto investment scams as 2 victims lose huge
Johor police are investigating two separate online investment scams that led to combined losses of over $21,500 (approximately RM102,024), underscoring the increasing threat of digital fraud in Malaysia, reports the Star. Johor Baru South police chief Asst Comm Raub Selamat revealed that a...

Shapla Chattar Massacre: ICT issues warrant against Hasina, 9 others.
The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against 9 individuals, including Sheikh Hasina, spokesperson of the Ganajagaran Mancha Imran H Sarkar, and former IGP Benazir Ahmed. The warrants have been issued in connection with the charges of massacre during the Hefazat-e-Islam...

2 former US ambassadors visit International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka
Two former US ambassadors, William B. Mylam and Jon F Danilowicz, visited the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The pair arrived at the tribunal around 11:00 AM and held a meeting with Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam. Toby Cadman, the Chief Prosecutors Special...

No cause for concern regarding border security: Home-adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that there is no cause for concern regarding Bangladeshs border security. The border is secure. There is no reason to panic, he told reporters on Saturday after inaugurating a new Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion in...

228 arrested in DMP’s large-scale raid
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 228 individuals involved in various criminal activities in the last 24 hours, following a large-scale raid across the city. The arrestees included 15 dacoits, 24 professional robbers, 5 extortionists, 12 thieves, 27 drug dealers, 30 wanted criminals, and...