Bangladesh began building container ships for the first time; Another Jamaat leader indicted by the International Crimes Tribunal
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Reports noted that Bangladesh for the first time started building two container ships and another two vessels, called Landing Craft Utility (LCU), at the Khulna Shipyard Limited premises on September 1, 2013. Navy Chief Vice Admiral M Farid Habib, as chief guest, initiated the construction through a keel-laying ceremony.1
In another development, according to reports, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 indicted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali on fourteen charges, including murder, torture, abduction and confinement of people and complicity in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War on September 5, 2013. The tribunal has fixed September 30 for the opening statement of the prosecution and the commencement of the trial. 2
- 1. “Bangladesh starts building first container, LCU vessels”, The Daily Star, September 2, 2013 at http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bangladesh-starts-building-first-....
- 2. “Quasem indicted: He faces 14 war crimes charges; trial starts Sept 30”, The Daily Star, September 6, 2013 at http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/quasem-indicted/.