Syed Manzur Elahi, an advisor to the former caretaker government of Bangladesh, called for swift completion of the ongoing war crimes trial in the country. While talking to reporters in Dhaka, Elahi ... more 

Syed Manzur Elahi, an advisor to the former caretaker government of Bangladesh, called for swift completion of the ongoing war crimes trial in the country. While talking to reporters in Dhaka, Elahi said that those who committed atrocities during the time of the Bangladesh's war of liberation should be punished. Elahi also added that a provision to appeal against the tribunal's verdict must be scrapped in order to ensure that justice prevails. A war crimes tribunal, which was set up in 2010, requires wrapping up investigations of all those who were accused, as the government aims to finish the trials before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's five-year term ends. She took charge of office in early 2009. less