Judgment against 7 Bagerhat men on Thursday

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) has set November 30 to pronounce judgment in a Crimes Against Humanity Case against seven alleged war criminals from Bagerhat.

Confirming the news to BSS, ICT registrar Mesbah Uddin Ahmed said Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of the three-judge panel of the ICT-1, set the date through a short order on Tuesday morning.

Of the seven accused, Khan Akram Hossain, Sheikh Md Ukiluddin and Md Mokbul Mollah, who are in jail now, will be produced before the tribunal Wednesday.

The other four accused, Khan Ashraf Ali, Rustam Ali Mollah, Sheikh Idris and Sheikh Rafiqul Islam alias Babul were tried in absentia.

On August 1, 2018, the tribunal framed seven charges of crimes against humanity against 11 accused in the case. Names of the four accused have been dropped from the case as they have already died.

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