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nationwide. In addition, Bangladesh has launched its first e-family court in Dhaka and Chattogram, operating entirely paperless.

The minister also informed that a total of 80 cases have been filed with the International Crimes Tribunals over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising in 2024.

Responding to a query from lawmaker Masum Mostafa, the minister said verdicts have been delivered in seven cases, sentencing 59 defendants. Of them, 13 received the death penalty, while the rest were handed varying prison terms, including life sentences.

He added that 73 cases remain pending, including 22 currently at the evidence-taking stage and 51 still under investigation.

Altogether, 463 individuals stand accused in the cases. Of them, 174 have been arrested, 288 are absconding, one has died, and one has been acquitted, he added.