Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A member of the prosecution team at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been accused of financial misconduct by a fellow prosecutor in allegations made publicly on social media.

The allegations surfaced on Monday, the same day Tajul Islam stepped down as the tribunal's chief prosecutor.

Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud accused colleague Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim of serious irregularities, including alleged misconduct linked to a high-profile case.

Writing in a comment on Facebook, Sultan alleged that in late November last year the wife of an accused in the Ashulia corpse burning case entered Tamim's office carrying a "heavy bag".

He said the matter was reported to the then chief prosecutor Tajul but no a...