Dhaka, May 9 -- Facing an avalanche of new cases and mounting pressure to deliver swift justice, the interim government in Bangladesh has established a second International Crimes Tribunal to prosecute alleged atrocities linked to the July Uprising.

Former High Court Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury has been appointed chairman of the newly formed International Crimes Tribunal-2, according to a statement from the law ministry on Thursday.

Retired district and sessions judge Manjurul Bashid and Madaripur district and sessions judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir will serve alongside him.

The law ministry announced the formation of this tribunal in a media statement on Thursday.

The new tribunal aims to ease the caseload of the existing tribu...