[Bangla Daily Star] A team from the International Crimes Tribunal started investigating the war crimes charges against the former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ghulam Azam yesterday.The three-member team was led by Matiur Rahman, additional superintendent of police, along with investigation officer Shyamol Chowdhury and Probir Bhattacharya.
The team reached Brahmanbaria Sunday afternoon and visited various sites including, the prisons, Poirtola Baddhabhumi, Kaltali Soudho Hironmay and Intellectual Monument yesterday morning.
They also spoke to the locals for information on the killings of sub-inspector Shiru Miah and his son during the War of Independence in 1971.
The team expects to work for several days to delve into the war crimes committed by Ghulam Azam, who was born in Beergaan village under Nabinagar upazila of the district and collaborated with Pakistani occupation force during 1971.
ASP Matiur Rahman told The Daily Star that he prefers not to divulge any information about their findings yet.