STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The trial of former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Qamrul Islam began at International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of 23 people in Badda and neighbouring areas during the July uprising in 2024.

The trial began with the testimony of the first prosecution witness in the case, while Menon, president of the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh and former civil aviation minister, and Qamrul, an Awami League leader and former food minister, were present in the dock.

The witness, university student Sakib Ahmed, told the tribunal that he joined a protest in front of BRAC University in Badda on July

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