Nine people, including Awami League President Sheikh Hasina – who resigned from the post of prime minister and fled the country on August 5 – have been sued in the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) on charges of committing crimes against humanity and genocide.
Supreme Court lawyer Gazi MH Tanim submitted a complaint in this regard to the ICT Investigating Agency on Wednesday afternoon, reports Amader Shomoy.
Tanim filed this complaint on behalf of Bulbul Kabir, the father of ninth-grade student Alif Ahmed Siam, who was shot dead in Savar. In the case, the nine people were accused of committing crimes against humanity and genocide in a bid to suppress the quota reform movement from July 15 to August 5.
Dr Ahsan H Mansur, the new governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), today said the key priority of the central bank will be to control inflation.
"High inflation and the foreign exchange reserve crisis are the two headline challenges for the economy. Bangladesh Bank central responsibility is to control inflation," he said at a media briefing on the first day in his office at BB headquarters in the city.
He said they have to try to bring down the inflation rate as well as increase the level of foreign exchange reserves.
The twin crises will not go away fully within a year but the highest effort will be initiated to normalise the situation as soon as possible, he added.
The family members and the relatives of the martyrs who embraced martyrdom during the recent student-led mass uprising have demanded trial and exemplary punishment of ex-prime minister Shiekh Hasina and her accomplices.
The families of the martyrs and injured victims of the movement came up with the demand from a human chain held at the Central Saheed Minar at 10:30 am on Wednesday. Students, university teachers, common people, family members of the martyrs and injured victims joined the human chain.
Brother of martyr of Jobayer Omor Khan came to join the rally from Naraynganj.
He said, “I have pain of losing my brother but I have no regret now after the successful revolution. My brother died at Naraynganj during the movement. It is my request to the state that it recognizes all those killed and injured during the movement, and August 5 to be recognized as the national revolution day.”
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has announced a “Resistance Week” programme to press home their four-point demand including the trial of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
As part of the campaign, students gathered in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University at 3pm on Tuesday holding various placards.
They observed a one-minute silence in memory of the martyrs, followed by prayers and memorial services. The programme includes a nationwide road march towards locations where the national heroes embraced martyrdom.
The four new demands of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement are as follows:
A special tribunal must be formed to ensure the swift trial of Sheikh Hasina and her party leaders for "massacres" carried out using the fascist framework.
Those involved in the planned killings, robberies, and looting by the Awami League and its affiliates to undermine the people uprising must be brought to justice swiftly, and the rightful demands of minorities must be acknowledged.
Immediate removal and prosecution of those in the administration and judiciary who legitimised attacks and cases against the students and mass people, and who repeatedly attempted to establish a fascist regime.
Equal opportunities must be ensured soon for those who have been victims of discrimination within the administration and judiciary.