Chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 Justice Anwarul Haque died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka on Thursday. Justice Anwarul, who had been suffering from cancer, breathed his last at the hospital around 5:30pm, said ICT registrar Shahidul Alam Jhinuk as quoted by UNB. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has expressed his deep shock at the death of the ICT chairman. Son of the late AKM Zahirul Haq and Razia Khatoon, Justice Anwarul was born to a respectable Muslim family of Munshiganj in 1956. Justice Anwarul was elevated to Additional Judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on December 12, 2010, and appointed Judge of the same division on December 10, 2012.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2017 16:41 UTC