The government has appointed five new prosecutors
to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), bringing the total number of
prosecutors to nine.
The newly-appointed five prosecutors are– SM Moinul Karim, Md Nure Ershad
Siddiqui, Shaikh Mahdi, Tarek Abdullah and Tanvir Hasan Joha.
Of the five, SM Moinul Karim and Md Nure Ershad have been appointed with the
status of Deputy Attorney General while the rest except Tanvir Hasan Joha
will enjoy the status of Assistant Attorney General. Joha is a digital
forensic expert.
The solicitor wing of the Law and Justice Division issued a gazette
notification in this regard on October 24, saying the order will come into
effect immediately.
The government on September 7 appointed four prosecutors, with Supreme Court
Advocate Muhammad Tajul Islam being made the Chief Prosecutor.
The three other prosecutors are Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim, BM Sultan Mahmud
and Abdullah Al Noman.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha