Dhaka, March 25 -- In a significant development, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh has ordered the arrest and detention of three former high-ranking police officials in connection with the controversial 2016 Kalyanpur operation, which resulted in the deaths of nine individuals labeled as militants.
The tribunal, led by Chairman Justice Golam Mortuza and comprising Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired District and Session Judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury, issued the order on Monday.
The officials-former Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia, and former DMP Deputy Commissioner Md Jasim Uddin Molla-were presented before the court a...