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Published : 24 Feb 2026, 01:28 PM
A member of the prosecution team at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been accused of financial misconduct by a fellow prosecutor in allegations made publicly on social media.
The allegations surfaced on Monday, the same day Tajul Islam stepped down as the tribunal's chief prosecutor.
Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud accused colleague Gazi Monowar Hossain Tamim of serious irregularities, including alleged misconduct linked to a high-profile case.
Writing in a comment on Facebook, Sultan alleged that in late November last year the wife of an accused in the Ashulia corpse burning case entered Tamim’s office carrying a “heavy bag”.
He said the matter was reported to the then chief prosecutor Tajul but no action was taken.
According to Sultan, the accused, Afzal, was later made a state witness and subsequently acquitted.
Sultan also questioned prosecutorial decisions in other cases, including why certain individuals were made witnesses rather than defendants, despite what he described as incriminating evidence.
He cited video footage in the Chankharpul case allegedly showing a police officer giving orders to fire, and asked why that officer was not charged.
He further raised concerns over the decision to grant state witness status to former inspector general of police Abdullah Al Mamun, and the discharge of an officer named in testimony in the Rangpur Abu Sayed case.
Sultan suggested that charging decisions had prolonged trials and asked whether such actions amounted to corruption or a betrayal of those killed.
Responding to journalists on Monday, Tajul dismissed the allegations.
“We are not taking into account who is making what allegation out of personal grievance,” he said.
When asked specifically about the claim that an accused’s wife had visited Tamim’s office carrying a heavy bag, Tajul said the matter had been examined and the allegation was “completely false”.
“If someone makes such claims out of personal hostility, that is unfortunate,” he said. “The tribunal’s proceedings have been transparent and conducted through the court. Personal grievances do not merit consideration.”
