India, Jan. 12 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has, for the first time, granted bail in a case related to crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising.

On Sunday, the tribunal granted conditional bail to Humayun Kabir, former president of the now-defunct Awami League's Lakshmipur Sadar upazila unit, who is accused in crimes against humanity case linked to the July 2024 uprising in Lakshmipur.

The bail order was issued after a hearing on Kabir's petition by the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, ICT Prosecutor Md Mizanul Islam said.

Four people were arrested in connection with the case, and Kabir is the first among them to be released on bail. Humayun Kabir, a fo...