The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is set to begin investigating a complaint alleging crimes against humanity by the Awami League during the July 2024 mass uprising.
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tazul Islam confirmed the development to reporters on Sunday at the tribunal premises.
He said that the ICT’s investigative agency is currently reviewing the complaint, which accuses the Awami League of involvement in widespread atrocities across the country.
“The Office of the Chief Prosecutor has received a complaint from the Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM),” Tazul said. “We are taking this matter seriously and preparing to launch a preliminary investigation against the Awami League as a political party.”
The complaint, filed by NDM Chairman Bobby Hajjaj on October 2, 2024, is the first petition against the Awami League and its allies regarding alleged crimes during the student-led revolution.
Earlier, on May 12, 2025, the interim government imposed a ban on all activities of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations through a gazette notification.
The ban, issued by the Public Security Division of the Home Ministry, prohibits publications, media campaigns, social media activities, processions, meetings, rallies, and conferences by the party and its associates until the trials of its leaders and activists before the ICT are concluded.
