Salman, Anisul trial begins over incitement to genocide, crimes against humanity
This news article reports on the formal commencement of the trial of Salman F Rahman (former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina) and Anisul Huq (former law minister) before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-1 on January 12, 2026. The two are charged with incitement to genocide and crimes against humanity related to the violent crackdown on the anti-discrimination student movement during July–August of the preceding year. The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, rejected the defendants' pleas of not guilty and requests for discharge, then formally read out the charges. The accused had been brought to court from jail under tight security, and formal charges had originally been submitted by the prosecution on December 4, 2025.
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Dhaka Tribune. "Salman, Anisul trial begins over incitement to genocide, crimes against humanity." Dhaka Tribune, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/salman-anisul-trial-begins-over-incitement-to-genocide-crime-0859dde2.
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