The trial of former adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Salman F Rahman, and former law minister Anisul Huq formally began on Monday after the International Crimes Tribunal framed charges against them over allegations of inciting genocide and organising crimes against humanity during the July–August crackdown on the anti-discrimination student movement. A three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed the order. At the outset of the hearing, lawyers representing Salman F Rahman and Anisul Huq pleaded not guilty and sought their discharge from the case. Tribunal member Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud then read out the charges. The prosecution submitted the formal charges on December 4, which the tribunal took cognisance of on the same day.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2026 12:41 UTC