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involved would be brought to trial.

“We cannot disclose names at this stage, but we are finding involvement of many officials,” he said, adding that anyone found culpable -- whether civilian, police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), or army personnel -- will be prosecuted.

Previously, Mamun, who also served as the deputy inspector general of Dhaka range between 2013 and 2015, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on November 17 last year, in a crimes against humanity case. Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal were sentenced to death in the same case.

The chief prosecutor also said former IGP Mamun would be prosecuted for incidents that took place while he was in service, including alleged extrajudicial killings during his time as the Rab chief.

Islam said separate chains of command and decisions in different incidents -- such as the Shapla Chattar crackdown in 2013 -- allow for distinct legal proceedings, dismissing concerns over double jeopardy.