Tue, Mar 24th, 2009 6:09 pm BdST
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Dhaka, Mar 24 (bdnews24.com)—Ten High Court judges finally returned to the Bench Tuesday after a years-long legal battle. The Supreme Court upheld a ruling earlier this month ordering reinstatement of the ten judges, dropped by the past BNP government. The Appellate Division delivered its five-point verdict on Mar 2 disposing of a leave to appeal by serving judges challenging a High Court order to reinstate the ten judges with seniority. The legal fight began in 2003, as two of the judges originally petitioned the High Court, challenging the legality of the then-BNP government's decision to not award them permanent appointments. bdnews24.com/pc/rah/1810h
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
War crimes to be tried under 1973 ICT Act
Wed, Mar 25th, 2009 3:46 pm BdST
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Dhaka, Mar 25 (bdnews24.com)—War crimes, committed during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war, will be tried under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act of 1973, said the law minister on Wednesday. "The government has made a final decision for trial of the accused under this Act," Shafiq Ahmed told reporters at the secretariat. He was speaking after an inter-ministerial meeting to examine if war crimes trials would be possible under the existing law. One or more tribunals, of three to four members each, will be formed under the Act for the quickest trial of those accused of 1971 war crimes, said Shafiq. The process of bringing the accused to trial is already under way in many cases, he said. bdnews24.com/pc/rah/1546h
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