International crimes trial far from being fair

War Crimes Trial Speakers at an international seminar on "Human Rights: Perspective Bangladesh" on October 13 said that the war crimes trial being in Bangladesh falls short of the legal requirements of fair and neutral trial.

Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) organised the seminar at the Hotel Sonargaon in the capital Dhaka with its president Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in the chair.

The seminar was addressed, among others, by lawyer of International Criminal Tribunal of Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) Steven Kay QC, head of prosecution of war crimes of Bosnia and Herzegovina Toby Cadman, former Attorney General of Bangladesh Fida M Kamal, Barrister AKM Nazrul Islam, SCBA secretary Barrister Badruddoza Badol.

Khaleda set to vacate cantonment house

Khaleda Zia's residence located in
Mainul Hossain Road in cantonment

A court of Bangladedsh on October 13 in its judgment directed former prime minister and leader of the opposition Begum Khaleda Zia to vacate her cantonment house within one month.

The High Court passed the judgment rejecting Khaleda's Writ petition filed challenging a notice of the government that asked her to vacate the cantonment residence.