, Oct. 14 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern over the decision to keep military officers, who have been accused by the International Crimes Tribunal of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture during the fallen authoritarian regime, in military custody inside cantonment.

This decision is questionable in light of constitutional commitments and the principle of equal application of the law, said a press release on Tuesday.

TIB has called on the government to clarify the rationale and considerations behind the decision to treat military officers accused of crimes against humanity differently from other accused persons.

Emphasizing the fundamental principle that "all are equal before th...