City Desk :
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday allowed a plea of the prosecution to interrogate former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) sacked Major General Ziaul Ahsan by its probe body for a day over genocides and crimes against humanity committed while trying to quell the student-led July-August mass-uprising.
The three-judge panel of the ICT led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order allowing a plea filed and moved by Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam.
“There is no limit of allegations against Ziaul Ahsan. We have received numerous allegations against him. He has involvement with numerous murders and enforced disappearances.
The ICT probe body has found many evidences against him. He is now behind bars and we need to interrogate him to know further in this regard,” the chief prosecutor told newsmen later.
Advocate Muhammad Tajul Islam said he had pleaded for allowing the probe agency to interrogate the accused for a day, which was accepted.
Haque joined the Bangladesh Army through the 41st long course of the Bangladesh Military Academy.
He achieved the prestigeous Sword of Honour for his all-round performance in BMA.
He studied in the Military Institute of Science and Technology. He was described as being “intelligent” and “skilled in IT”.
He played a key role in the organization of the 2011 Bangladesh coup d’état attempt, contacting army officers in different cantonments asking them to take part in the coup.
He went on the run after the coup attempt failed.
Haque joined Ansarullah Bangla Team and quickly rose through their ranks.
The leaders of Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team had a meeting inside the Kashimpur high security jail and agreed to work together. Jamaat’ul-Mujahideen wanted Major Zia to help them with their bombmaking skills.