Charges to be framed against Obaidul Quader and 7 others today

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin will appear before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising.
The accused have been charged with attacking, inciting and giving instructions to protesters during the July Uprising. The other accused in the case are former State Minister for Information Mohammad A Arafat, Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Parash and General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, and Chhatra League Central President Saddam Hossain and General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Inan. All the accused in the case are absconding.
Meanwhile, arguments are scheduled to be presented today in the Abu Sayeed murder case during the July Uprising. In addition to the accused in this case, former Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque and other accused were presented before the tribunal in a case filed in 2016 for the murder of nine youths branded as militants in ‘Jahaz Bari’ in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur.