, May 8 -- The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday rejected the bail petition of former Energy Advisor to Sheikh Hasina, Tawfiq-e-Elahi, for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity.

A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumdar passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by his counsel Advocate Azizur Rahman.

During the hearing, Tawfiq's lawyer Azizur Rahman, said that they have not yet received a copy of the charges. As a result, they do not know when, where and whom his client is accused of killing or ordering to be killed.

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He also noted that the accused is over 70 years old and suffers from various illnesses. Under the...