The trial of dismissed army officer Major General Ziaul Ahsan began Sunday at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka, chaired by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumder. Former army chief General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan appeared before the tribunal to testify against Ziaul. The prosecution opened the proceedings with its introductory statement before the three-member panel, which also includes Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury. The tribunal is scheduled to record the testimony of the first witness today.
Earlier, on January 14, the tribunal rejected Ziaul’s petition for discharge and formally framed charges against him. The case involves allegations of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances and killings during the Awami League’s one and a half decades in power. The charges detail three major incidents, including the killing of detainees in Gazipur in 2011, mass executions in Barguna’s coastal areas, and staged “gunfights” in the Sundarbans under operations named Nishankhali, Mora Bhola, and Kotka.
The tribunal proceedings mark the first phase of a high-profile case alleging over a hundred enforced disappearances and killings attributed to Ziaul’s command.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৮ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১০: ৫৮আপডেট : ০৮ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১১: ১০ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার আওয়ামী লীগের দেড় দশকের শাসনামলে শতাধিক মানুষকে গুম করে হত্যার ঘটনায় মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধের মামলায় বরখাস্ত সেনা কর্মকর্তা মেজর জেনারেল জিয়াউল আহসানের
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