16 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’ indicted

The International Crimes Tribunal -1 today framed 10 charges against 16 Cox's Bazar men for their alleged involvement in committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.

The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam also fixed May 13 for starting trial with recording testimony of prosecution witnesses, Prosecutor Tapash Kanti Baul said.

The prosecution on March 15, 2016 pressed charges against 19 men including the 16 people.

But, names of two accused were dropped as they already died while name another accused was removed as prosecution could not give his required particulars.

Among the 16 accused, Salamat Ullah Khan, Nurul Islam, Badshah Mia and Osman Gani are now in jail.

Twelve others -- Moulavi Zakaria Sikder, Oli Ahmed, Md Jalal Uddin, Md Saiful alias Sabul, Momtaj Ahmed, Habibur Rahman, Amzad Ali, Moulavi Ramiz Hasan, Abdul Shukkur, Md Zakaria, Moulavi Jalal and Abdul Aziz -- are on the run.

They are all from Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar.