Probe report deadline in July-uprising cases against 45 including ex-ministers now 8 Jan

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has ordered the submission of the final investigation report by 8 January 2026 in seven separate cases of crimes against humanity filed over killings during the July–August movement. A total of 45 accused, including former law minister Anisul Huq, former education minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Kamrul Islam, Abdur Razzaq, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's advisers Salman F Rahman and Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, are under investigation. The order came today (15 October) when 16 former ministers and officials were brought to the tribunal from Keraniganj, Kashimpur, and Narayanganj prisons under tight security. They were produced before the bench in phases throughout the morning. Other accused include...