The government has reconstituted the probe body of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) with appointment of 10 members to carry out investigation into the crimes against humanity.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a gazette notification to this end, reports BSS.
The appointments have been given exercising the power bestowed upon them under the section 8(1) of the International Crimes Tribunal (Tribunals) Act, 1973, with the president’s permission. The body will investigate the crimes described under section 3 of the ICT Act.
The appointees are – Additional Deputy Inspector General (Addl DIG-retd) Md Mazharul Haque, Police Super (retd) Muhammad Shahidullah Chowdhury, Additional Police Super of Anti-Terrorism Unit Md Alamgir, Additional Police Super of PBI (Police Bureau of Investigation), Headquarters Md Monirul Islam, Additional Police Super of Special Branch, Dhaka Md Jane Alam Khan, Assistant Police Super of traffic and driving school, Dhaka Syed Abdur Rouf, Police Inspector (unarmed) of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Dhaka Metro Md Yunus, Police Inspector (unarmed) of Charghat Model Police Station, Rajshahi Md Masud Parvez, Police Inspector (unarmed) of RRF, Dhaka Muhammad Alamgir Sarker and Police Inspector (unarmed) of CID, Dhaka metro (north) Md Mashiur Rahman.
The officials of the ICT probe body have been entrusted with conducting the probe and extending cooperation to the tribunal’s prosecution team to hold trials under the ICT Act, 1973, the circular said.
The retired officers of the probe body will remain in their posts for next two years after their joining while officers in deputation will hold their posts until further order, it added.
