Bangladesh Police arrest Shahriar Kabir leader of1971 war crimes advocacy group
- In Reports
- 02:13 PM, Sep 17, 2024
- Myind Staff
Bangladesh Police have arrested Shahriar Kabir, a prominent leader of an advocacy group pushing for the trial of war criminals from the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday.
"We have arrested Shahriar Kabir," a police official told ANI over the phone. "There are 10 cases against him for murders and other crimes," Dhaka Police confirmed, without providing further details. Kabir, who serves as president of the advisory council for the Ektarer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, is expected to be presented in court later today.
Kazi Mukul, Executive President of the Ektarer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, said Kabir was detained from his residence in Mohakhali, Dhaka, at midnight on Monday. The committee, founded in January 1992, advocates for the prosecution of those who committed crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, Mufti Harun Izhar Chowdhury, joint secretary of the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, lodged a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal on August 20. The complaint accuses former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Shahriar Kabir, and 22 others of committing crimes against humanity during a 2013 rally in Motijheel.
Shahriar Kabir is a well-known Bangladeshi journalist, filmmaker, and human rights activist. He has authored several books on human rights, communism, religious fundamentalism, and the Bangladesh Liberation War.
In a related development, Bangladesh police recently detained two senior journalists near the India-Bangladesh border in Mymensingh. Shyamal Dutta and Mozammel Babu, both reportedly close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, were taken into custody. Hasina was ousted a month ago following a student-led protest movement that resulted in over 600 casualties. She fled to India on August 5, and an interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, has since taken charge in Bangladesh.
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