Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today framed charges in a case against former Director General (DG) of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan, over his alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and more than a hundred killings. The tribunal’s three-member panel, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, rejected a discharge petition filed for the accused and scheduled February 8 for the prosecution to present its opening statement.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam urged for the charges to be framed, while senior advocate Mansurul Haque Chowdhury argued for the discharge petition. The prosecution had previously submitted the formal charge on December 17, 2025, outlining three specific counts against Ziaul Ahsan.
Ziaul Ahsan is currently in custody and is facing trial in several cases involving allegations of abduction, torture, enforced disappearance, killings, and other crimes against humanity.