BNP stresses fair trial for past abuses to safeguard military integrity, public trust

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has said “impartial and transparent” trials are crucial to uphold the professionalism of the Army, particularly concerning members implicated in enforced disappearances and killings during the previous Awami League government. In a statement signed Friday night by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the party said: “Every member of the Army is a proud son of this country. Most officers surely wish for those who crossed limits to face justice, so that no government can ever again issue unlawful orders involving disappearances or killings. “The BNP fully supports this universal aspiration.” The remark comes after the International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday issued arrest warrants in three cases against 32 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh...