Charges against 3 Habiganj ‘razakars’ accepted

A tribunal in Dhaka today accepted four charges against three suspects for their alleged crimes against humanity in Baniachang of Habiganj during the country's Liberation War in 1971.

All the three accused -- Muhibur Rahman Boromian, 65, Mujibur Rahman Angur Mian, 60 and Abdur Razzak -- were produced before the tribunal.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 led by its Chairman Justice Obaidul Hassan fixed July 22 as the next date of hearing.

The prosecution pressed the charges against the two brothers -- Muhibur and Mujibur -- for their alleged wartime offences. Later, police showed Abdur Razzak arrested in the case.

The charges include murder, rape and abduction.

According to the prosecution, Muhibur is the former and Mujibur is the incumbent chairman of Khagaura union parishad of Baniachang upazila.