Hasina's commerce minister arrested in murder case

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim govt continued its crackdown on

top Awami League leaders

, arresting on Thursday

former commerce minister

Tipu Munshi. The elite

Rapid Action Battalion

arrested him in connection with a murder case. Cases are being filed against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, former ministers and lawmakers every day. Many of them have been arrested.
Case against Hasina and 52 others at war crimes court
A complaint was filed with Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal against Hasina and 52 others, including 28 journalists, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity and "inciting genocide" during the anti-discrimination student movement.

A Supreme Court lawyer on behalf of the father of Nasib Hasan Riyan, a student killed during the protests, lodged the complaint with the tribunal's investigation agency.