The renovation of the International Criminal Court (ICT) building set up to hear cases of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising is almost complete.

“Renovation work is almost complete. The court building is prepared in such a way that it can hold trials of international standard. The building was dilapidated before the renovation work,” ICT chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam told BSS today ( 2). November).

The court building will be an attractive infrastructure once the repair work is completed, he added.

During a visit, renovation work was found to be in full swing as workers were seen busy repairing the historic white court building (old High Court Bhaban).

Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Asif Nazrul and Adviser on Housing and Public Works Adilur Rahman Khan have already inspected the renovation work twice.

Trials at the ICT are now held in a temporary court next to the court building.

The ICT was reconstituted with High Court Judge Mr Golam Mortuza Mozumder as the new chairman on 14 October. The other members of the tribunal are Justice Dr Shofiul Alam Mahmood and retired District and Sessions Judge Mr Mohitul Haq Anam Chowdhury.

The government had earlier formed the ICT probe team with the appointment of the chief prosecutor and prosecutors and the investigating agency.

On October 17, the ICT formally began the trial by issuing arrest warrants against 46 people, including the deposed Sheikh Hasina.

Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 in the face of a mass student-led uprising, ending her party’s 15-year rule.

The Awami League government, its loyal administration and a section of law enforcement agencies committed genocide and crimes against humanity during the movement in July and August, according to members of the prosecution team.

The ICT has already asked to produce 10 former AL government ministers, two former councillors, a retired justice and a former secretary before it on November 18 after showing them arrested in genocide and crimes against humanity cases.

Apart from these, the ICT has issued arrest warrants against 17 police officers and fixed November 20 to produce them in court. Two former police officers who appeared before the court after their arrest were sent to prison.