Produce ex-DGFI chief Mamun, ex-MP Masud on Apr 7: ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 ordered authorities concerned to produce former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Lt Gen (Retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled and former Feni-3 lawmaker Lt Gen (Retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury before the tribunal on April 7 in connection with separate cases related to July Uprising 2024.

The ICT-2 led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury passed the order following prosecution pleas to show Khaled arrested in a case over enforced disappearance and Chowdhury in a case filed over alleged mass killings during the July Mass Uprising.

Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam placed the petitions before the court.

Confirming the development to reporters, prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim said the prosecution submitted the petitions to ICT-2 seeking the orders.

Earlier, a team of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained Masud Uddin Chowdhury during a raid conducted in the Baridhara DOHS area of the capital on March 23.

Mamun was arrested from his home in the capital's Mirpur DOHS on March 26, while Masud was arrested from his home in Baridhara DOHS on March 24.

According to the sources the former intelligence chief faces multiple allegations, including amassing illegal wealth, involving DGFI in political activities, and orchestrating controversial "militant drama" narratives.

Sources alleged that they have misappropriated hundreds of crores of taka from the Jolshiri Housing Project and linked to "Aynaghor." 

Sources further alleged that during Sheikh Hasina's regime, Khaled used the influence of Sajeeb Wazed Joy to accumulate vast illegal wealth.