Nahid wants arrest of military officers linked to ‘crimes against humanity’ during Uprising

Nahid Islam, the convenor of the National Citizen Party, has called for the swift arrest and prosecution of military officers implicated in “crimes against humanity” during the July uprising. His remarks, made in a Facebook post late Thursday, urged the government to take decisive action to address these abuses and clear the Bangladesh Army’s name from this “disgrace”. His statement follows the recent issuance of arrest warrants for 30 individuals involved in two cases of crimes against humanity. The charges stem from accusations of torture, abductions, and killings during the regime of the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina. The charges include “detention and torture of detainees” in the Rapid Action Battalion’s Task Force Interrogation (TFI) cells and the Joint Interrogation...