Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday granted bail to an accused for the first time in a case involving crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising last year.

The accused, Humayun Kabir Patwary, served as president of the Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila Awami League and chairman of Charruhita Union Parishad in the same upazila.

The three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, granted the bail on health grounds, citing the accused's serious illness, said Prosecutor Mizanul Islam.

The other members of the tribunal are Judges Md Manjurul Bashid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir.

In his bail petition, Patwary's lawyer said his client is suffering from liver cir...