The law minister in his second term of office spoke to the journalists following a reception organised by the Legislative and Parliament Division on Wednesday. The Awami League government had moved to amend the International Crimes Tribunal Act during its last tenure but it never happened. Almost five years have passed by,” said M Hannan, chief coordinator of International Crimes Tribunal Investigation Agency at a media briefing on Jan 1. They were engaged in murder, rape, looting and other war crimes during the Liberation War. The Supreme Court has convicted seven top leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami as of now with five of them already hanged.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2019 11:15 UTC