UNB, Dhaka :Detectives arrested three war crimes suspects from their respective houses in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 issued warrants for the arrest of 16 war crimes suspects of the district. They arrestees are Moulvi Nurul Islam,75, of Dakkhin Nolbila village of the upazila, Jinnat Ali, 78, a resident of Maheshkhali municipality area and Moulvi Oslam Goni. Officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali police station Alamgir Hossain said the three war crimes suspects were arrested as ICT-2 issued warrant for the arrest 16 people, including the trio.Earlier in the day, the tribunal issued the arrest warrant against the 16 war crimes suspects of Cox’s Bazar district for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during Liberation War.The three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2 passed the order following a petition filed by the prosecution. The tribunal ordered the Inspector General of Police to submit a progress report over investigation against them by July 25.Prosecutor Tapash said involvement of 70 people of the district in the crimes against humanity during the Liberation War was found. Of them, 31 died.The arrestees were the associates of then Shanti Committee chairman Moulvi Zakaria and general secretary Rashid Miah. Earlier, Cox’s Bazar district BNP founder president Salamatullah Khan and Gokata union parishad former chairman Abdur Rashid Miah were arrested on Sunday for war crimes.
